American Decorative Arts

Public domain works from the Met's Modern and Contemporary Art department. This account is not associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

[met-american-decor]

Study of a Fallen Tree (from sketchbook), David Johnson, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Martha J. Fleischman and Barbara G. Fleischman, 1999 Size: 4 5/16 x 6 15/16 in. (11 x 17.6 cm) Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16944

[met-european-sculpture]

Floor tile, late 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Fletcher Fund, 1927 Size: 5 ¼ × 5 ¼ in. (13.3 × 13.3 cm) Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/196217

[met-american-decor]

Architectural woodwork and paneling, George A. Schastey & Co., 1881–82, American Decorative Arts

Gift of The Museum of the City of New York, 2008 Medium: Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated brass, mirrored glass, marble, and reproduction upholstery

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/20415

[met-asian]

Double-Sided Teapot with Tree Peonies, late 17th–early 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art

Purchase by subscription, 1879 Size: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 5 ½ in. (14 cm) Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/46792

[met-american-decor]

Washington's Triumphal Entry into New York, ca. 1850, American Decorative Arts

The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954 Size: 36 1/2 x 58 1/2 in. (91.9 x 147.8 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13025

[met-american-decor]

Mrs. James Bleecker (Sarah Bache), John Ramage, ca. 1795, American Decorative Arts

Gift of James and Genevieve Bleecker, 2002 Size: 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. W (5.4 x 3.5 cm) Medium: Watercolor on ivory

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/17514

[met-american-decor]

Tumbler, 1850–70, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946 Size: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm) Medium: Pressed glass

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/9061

[met-american-decor]

Salt Spoon, T. & H., 1810–20, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, 1923 Size: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) Medium: Silver

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/6956

[met-armsarmor]

Close Helmet, probably early 19th century in the 16th century style, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Size: H. 12 ¾ in. (32.4 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm); D. 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 4 oz. (2835 g) Medium: Steel

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27116

[met-american-decor]

Vase, Ott and Brewer, 1885–90, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Barbara Goldberg, in honor of Jay and Emma Lewis, 2005 Size: Approx. H. 18 in. (45.7 cm) Medium: Porcelain

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19071

[slam-american]

The Bridge, Frederick Oakes Sylvester, 1903, Saint Louis Art Museum: American Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/10435/

[met-american-decor]

Dressing table, George A. Schastey, 1881–82, American Decorative Arts

Gift of The Museum of the City of New York, 2008 Size: 30 1/2 × 30 5/8 × 22 1/2 in. (77.5 × 77.8 × 57.2 cm) Medium: Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, brass, silver-plated brass, and original upholstery

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19776

[met-islamic-art]

Dish, last quarter 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art

Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902 Size: H. 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm) Diam. 11 ½ in. (29.2 cm) Wt.1.9lb. (0.9kg) Medium: Stonepaste; painted and glazed

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/444879

[met-american-decor]

Cup plate, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, ca. 1829–40, American Decorative Arts

Bequest of Anne Du Pont Peyton, 1944 Size: Diam. 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) Medium: Pressed glass

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/2955

[met-american-decor]

Box with Medallion Top, 1770–1800, American Decorative Arts

Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883 Size: 1 x 3 1/16 in. (2.5 x 7.8 cm) Medium: Tortoiseshell

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/900

[met-american-decor]

Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, Frederick Kemmelmeyer, after 1795, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1963 Size: 22 3/4 x 37 1/4 in. (57.8 x 94.6 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11302

[met-musical-instruments]

Serpent, Leopoldo Franciolini, 18th century (?), Musical Instruments

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Size: Length 822 mm., Diam. of bell 120 mm., Length of mouthpiece 60 mm., Length of crook, ca. 355 mm. Medium: Wood, leather, brass, ivory

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501668