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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor of a turned candlestick with a round base, plus a small ink inset sketch of the candlestick with a lit candle.

Candlestick

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf carrying a bundle, with studies of hands at upper right.

Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy

Simon Vouet, 1635

Watercolor drawing of a white ceramic vase with grape clusters and a blue-accented floral relief panel.

Vase

Katharine Merrill, c. 1937

Pen and wash drawing of workmen unloading barrels by a horse before a village inn, with houses and a church tower behind.

Workmen before an Inn

Isaac van Ostade, 1645

Drawing of a wooden carpenter's clamp with two threaded screws and turned wooden handles on a tan background.

Carpenter's Clamp

Alexander Anderson, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden coffee grinder with a turned crank handle, round metal hopper, and dovetailed box with drawer.

Coffee Grinder

William H. Edwards, c. 1940

Watercolor of a blue and gold window cornice with swan-head ends and a central gilded eagle within a laurel wreath.

Window Cornice

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor illustration of a period dress with floral fabric swatches, a button detail, and pen sketches of the back.

Dress

Henry Moran, c. 1940

Watercolor and ink study of lace capelet, embroidered parasol, drawstring bags and lace accessories by Lillian Causey.

Costume

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor of a man in a patterned eighteenth-century style suit holding a tricorn hat and cane, with fabric swatch.

Man's Suit

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Six pastry crimping wheels with wooden, brass and metal handles arranged in two rows on a pale background.

Crimping Wheel

John Wilkes, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden corn jobber device with brass rods, angled handles, and clamps on a pale background.

Corn Jobber

Ivar Julius, 1937

Painted watercolor study of a teal wooden cross with carved finials and an inscription reading Nov 4 1900, Frnk Sekanak.

Wooden Cross

George File, c. 1940

Watercolor study of a painted counterbalance rooster toy, shown large with a smaller companion figure beside it.

Counterbalance Rooster

James Vail, c. 1936

Gadwall Decoy

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Greater Yellow Leg Decoy

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Decoy (Gull)

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Painted study of an ornamental downspout with a relief sailing ship, palm fronds, letters DPK and the date 1802.

Ornamental Downspout

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1938

Sheet of Studies [recto]

Leonardo da Vinci, 1470

Watercolor of a wooden toddy ladle with a metal-banded bowl and long turned handle on a cream background.

Toddy Ladle

Douglas Campbell, c. 1939

Watercolor of a copper sugar dipper with a wooden handle banded in brass, shown on a pale background.

Sugar Dipper

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1938

Watercolor of a copper sugar dipper with a wooden handle and metal ferrule, tilted against a plain cream background.

Sugar Dipper

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1939

Painted drawing of a brass eagle door knocker with a blank shield, spread wings, and a laurel branch on a cream background.

Door Knocker

Frank Gray, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of a decorative drain head with embossed stars, a crescent moon, and a rope molding on a plain background.

Drain Head

Herbert Barnard, c. 1941

Colored drawing of a brass lion-head knocker with ring, front and side views, with a scale bar.

Drawer Pull

Philip Johnson, c. 1936

Painted study of a tapered wooden dough bin with dovetailed corners on a turned-leg stand, by William H. Edwards.

Dough Bin

William H. Edwards, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden dough mixer with a metal hand crank on a shaped stand with a lower shelf.

Dough Mixer

Eva Perry, c. 1941

Watercolor drawing of a dark cast iron boot-shaped door stop on an ornate tiered base, signed Sarkis Erganian.

Door Stop

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1939

Watercolor of a carved wooden eagle with spread wings perched on a rocky base against a blue background.

Wooden Eagle

Henry Murphy, c. 1939

Watercolor study of a carved wooden bust of a man with long hair, white collar and blue cloak on a plain background.

Figurehead: Pilgrim

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942