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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Watercolor of an oval black toleware tea canister painted with pink roses and leaves, with a metal clasp.

Toleware Tea Cannister

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Painting of a black toleware coffee pot with a red band, a large peach motif, and gold leaf decoration.

Toleware Coffee Pot

John Hall, 1935/1942

Painted illustration of a red toleware coffee pot with gilt bands, lid knob and curved handle on a cream background.

Toleware Coffee Pot

Nicholas Acampora, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a dark tinware teapot with a painted red and blue flower, conical lid, curved handle, and long spout.

Toleware Teapot

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor and pencil drawing of several doll dresses, sleeves, collars and a vest with ribbons and ruffles on cream paper.

Doll and Wardrobe

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of an arched gravestone with a carved relief of a man and trees, inscribed with the name Thomas Pace.

Tombstone

Robert Clark, c. 1939

Watercolor of a cloth doll in a tan buckskin dress with red sash, shown front and back view.

Woman Doll in Buckskin

George File, c. 1938

Watercolor of a rag doll nurse in a teal skirt holding a baby doll in a pink shawl against a cream background.

Rag Doll Nurse and Baby

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Painted study of a marionette puppet in a black suit holding a paintbrush, with strings rising from above.

Puppet

George File, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a rectangular waffle iron with pyramid grid pattern, central scroll motif, and long handle on pale back

Waffle Iron

Ralph Russell, c. 1941

Wallpaper design by George Robin with gold pear and foliage motifs on pale blue, with corner sprigs and a small color swatch.

Wall Paper

George Robin, c. 1936

Gouache wallpaper design with pink and lavender roses in hanging swags on a tan scrolling lattice ground.

Wall Paper

Paul Farkas, c. 1937

Watercolor of a brass bed warming pan with a turned wooden handle and engraved perforated lid on a cream background.

Bed Warming Pan

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Painted rendering of a carved wooden figurehead bust with a fan-shaped crest, mustache, open mouth and blue garment.

Figurehead: Turk's Head

Henry Murphy, c. 1937

Painted drawing of a carved wooden bust of a man with curled hair and bow tie, framed by red drapery on cream paper.

Ship's Sternpiece

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted figurehead of a standing man in a dark coat on a shield with stars and stripes, rendered in watercolor.

Figurehead: "Henry Clay"

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden figurehead of a woman with a ruffled collar and flaking paint.

Jenny Lind Figurehead

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Drawing of a carved wooden ship ornament with an eagle, shield with stars, anchor, and flag.

Ship's Carving

Albert Rudin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a painted wooden cigar store Indian figure with feathered headdress holding a tobacco bundle.

Cigar Store Indian

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted shop sign of a tall brown boot with REPAIRING written vertically in dark block letters on the shaft.

Shop Sign

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted drawing of a carved wooden figure in green uniform and red cap standing on a dark pedestal.

Baseball Player

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a wooden ball player cigar store figure holding a bat, standing on a red pedestal marked LUNCH.

Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Folk-style retablo of a haloed saint holding a cross, with a rearing animal and ladder on a painted panel.

Retablo - St. Procopio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Painted study of a stout Toby figure in yellow coat and brown hat, holding a pipe, standing on a brown base.

Toby Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Painted folk-style image of a female saint with a halo, arms tied to a green cross, in a blue robe and red skirt on gold.

Painting of St. Liberata

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Bulto

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1938

Painted drawing of a carved wooden head with a bearded face and tall segmented headdress, showing cracked paint.

Head of San Jose

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a wooden cherry candlestick with a circular base and split top against a plain cream background.

Cherry Candlestick

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Painted study of a weathered carved wooden hitching post finial shaped as a bearded face with a long nose.

Hitching Post Finial

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a long-handled steel spatula with stamped decoration on its tapering handle and a broad blade.

Steel Spatula

Fritz Boehmer, 1935/1942