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Miniature drawing room with wooden chimney and shelves, rustic furniture, woven carpet in the middle.

A4: Connecticut Valley Tavern Parlor, c. 1750, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of steel and leather.

Composite Field Armor, About 1570

A work made of steel, iron, and walnut.

Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) of King Louis XIII of France, c. 1615

Miniature dining room with wallpaper of a mythological-like landscape, with white shelves and wooden appliances, dark wooden furniture, orange-toned fabric.

A6: New Hampshire Dining Room, 1760, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of soot and saliva, applied with sharpened stick, on found card prepared with colored paper pulp (pulp painting).

Untitled, n.d.

James Castle

Miniature room with two tall windows framing a small Cubist painting and a fireplace, two golden scuptures set before the windows. At right, a small red couch is flanked by two Lucite chairs. At left, an open glass door is flanked by oak chaises with red cushions. A plush cream rug fills the space.

A37: California Hallway, c. 1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of steel.

Siege Helmet, 1610/20

A work made of silver gilt and rock crystal.

Circular Reliquary with Domed Roof and Relics of Saints Godehard and Bernward, 1375/1400

A work made of copper alloy.

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, c. 1350

Foundry of Johannes Apengeter

Miniature parlor room with green walls, carpeted floor, gothic-like window, and wooden furniture.

A33: "Middletown" Parlor, 1875-90, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of wood, canvas, iron, and paint.

Hand Pavise for Foot Combat, 1470/1500, painted late 18th century

A work made of gilt copper, champlevé enamel.

Plaque with a Bishop, 1180/1200

Nicholas of Verdun

Double-walled porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated with four reserve panels with a cock, goldfish, bird and two deers in polychrome and gold. The saucer is decorated in the center with a floral cluster with three floral sprays.

Tea Bowl and Saucer, c. 1780

Miniature room with light green walls, wallpaper of a classic ancient landscape, chimney with the portrait of an old man hanging on top, two windows, and wooden furniture.

A9: Massachusetts Parlor, 1818, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of steel, brass, and leather.

Pikeman Armor for an Officer, 1625/30

A work made of walnut, gilt bronze, and glass.

Display Cabinet, c. 1900

Eugène Gaillard

Miniature room with cream-colored walls with inset columns on the side walls and two columns at the back framing a dark wooden bookshelf. A large crystal chandelier hangs from a curved ceiling patterned with geometric designs in relief. A beige floral rug fills the floor, upon which a yellow couch and other upholstered wood furniture are unevenly spaced. On the right wall is an ornate fireplace with a mantle framing a painting of a landscape.

E-9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian period, 1770-1800, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, lacquer decoration, gilt bronze, leather, pewter, and iron.

Slant-Front Desk, c. 1745–49

Jacques Dubois

Golden-colored, ornate wall clock adorned with golden flourishes, a bent figure with an arrow at top.

Wall Clock, c. 1735–40

Jean Pierre Latz

A work made of steel and leather.

Armor for the Field and Tourney, c. 1550

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