The 172 Artworks of media Ivory and containing the word william wood, ivory, 1800

Portrait of a Woman Continental Painter

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Continental Painter - Portrait of a Woman

Spatula Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Imperial Palace (Petrópolis, Brazil)

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Rosette Casket with Warriors, Dionysiac Figures, and Animals

Rosette Casket with Warriors, Dionysiac Figures, and Animals Danish Unknown Goldsmith

Sewing kit Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Imperial Palace (Petrópolis, Brazil)

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - King John Sobieski of Poland

King John Sobieski of Poland Danish Unknown Goldsmith

Adam and Eve (The Fall)Leonhard Kern

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This group of two figures, carved with virtuoso skill from a single piece of ivory, depicts the Fall of Adam and Eve. In contrast to conventional treatments of the theme, this one dispenses with both the serpent and the tree of knowledge. Instead we see a tortoise and a greyhound, symbols of marital...

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Kemenche Manolis Venios

Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, United States)

The master luthier (a maker of lutes and other stringed instruments) who created this kemenche rendered birds, scrolling foliage, and stars along the head, edges and back of this instrument, using ivory set in tortoiseshell with a gold leaf backing. He carved the tuning keys from ivory and capped th...

Two boys fighting with brushes Kanō Masanobu

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Kanō Masanobu - Two boys fighting with brushes

The Nativity Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Inkstand and pen Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Inkstand and pen

Imperial Palace (Petrópolis, Brazil)

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Self Portrait Richard Cosway

Portrait of a man George Engleheart

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Palazzo Madama (Torino, Italy)

Napoléon I (1769–1821)Jean Baptist Isabey

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Jean Baptist Isabey - Napoléon I (1769–1821)

Descent from the Cross Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Descent from the Cross

Triptych Leaf with St. Constantine Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Triptych Leaf with St. Constantine

Richard Vaughn Lewis Alice Beckington

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The sitter (1841-1922) founded Lewis & Conger, a housewares department store in New York City.

Portrait of a Young Woman Laurent Jean Antoine

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Laurent Jean Antoine - Portrait of a Young Woman

Colorful Madras fabric and blonde hair may appear innocent, but historical awareness of their meanings in the 1790s alerts us to how this sitter has foregrounded her whiteness during a period rife with the racialized terms of colonial struggle. The fabric, imported from India, was part of the Triang...

Dancer, Sambaso Hojitsu (Japanese, ? - 1871) (Artist)

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Hojitsu (Japanese, - - 1871) (Artist) - Dancer, Sambaso

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Bowl Bob Stocksdale

Smithsonian American Art Museum (United States)

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Tokoku (Japanese, B. 1846) - Hotei with Fan and Bag

Hotei with Fan and Bag Tokoku (Japanese, B. 1846)

Puppy Masatami (Japanese, Active Mid-1800S)

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Masatami (Japanese, Active Mid-1800S) - Puppy

Portrait of a man John Hazlitt

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Palazzo Madama (Torino, Italy)

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Guitar Georges Chanot I

Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, United States)

This guitar is remarkable for its elaborate decoration, especially the fingerboard with its mother of pearl engraved and colored panels. The top seven sections of the fingerboard depict famous buildings and monuments, including the Palais du Luxembourg, Porte Saint-Denis, and the Ecole Militaire, wh...

Portrait of a Man Rosalba Carriera

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Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support for portrait miniatures. This use of ivory would soon become ubiquitous among miniaturists. In this example, Carriera brilliantly uses the white ground for the skin tone, upon which sh...