A work made of gold alloy.

Nose and Mouth Ornament, 200 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Partridge Tureen, c. 1748

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue ground, and gilding.

Sugar Bowl and Stand, c. 1753

Manufacture de porcelaine de Vincennes

A work made of steel, jade, gold, precious gems, and wood.

Dagger (Kinjal) with Scabbard and Case, 18th/19th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), 1806

Jean Baptiste Huet

A work made of gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the photographic section, air service, american expeditionary forces, world war i.

Untitled, Artillery Camp, Meucon, 1918/19

Edward Steichen

A work made of watercolor, over graphite, on white watercolor paper.

Chinatown Night, 1932

C. Earle Horter

A work made of acrylic paint, oil paint on glass, wooden shingles, wire mesh, green wire, hardware, acrylic yarn, scarf, thread, and silicone caulking.

Untitled, 1996

Jessica Stockholder

A work made of oil on canvas, wood paneling, and potted plant.

Manta Ray, 1981

William Leavitt

A work made of pine, birch, vermillion, redwood, glass, paint, and wheels.

The Mysteriously Abandoned New Home, 1958

H. C. Westermann

A work made of wood, glass, aluminum, steel, felt, and lead oxide.

Weimar, 1993

Reinhard Mucha

A work made of wood, brass, iron, hide, cord, and paint.

French Military Side Drum and Drumsticks, 1772

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 soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Covered Bowl and Stand (Écuelle), 1779

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of pine, plywood, galvanized iron pipe and fittings, faucet handle, cast-lead soldier, aluminum alkyd enamel, and wheels.

Angry Young Machine, 1959

H. C. Westermann

A work made of steel, brass, silver, gilding, leather, silk velvet, and silver-gilt thread.

Combination Hunting Dagger and Double-Barrel Percussion Pistol, Sheath, and Belt of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, 1864/67

Joseph-Célestin Dumonthier

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric), 1785/89

Guido Reni

A work made of pvc tubing wrapped with strips of painted cotton, plain weave; wood plugs at pipe tops and ends.

Aura II, 1985

Kris Dey

Miniature room featuring wide-plank hardwood floors, round hooked rugs, simple wooden furnishings, and a wood-burning stove. The window frames and door frames are painted green, while the walls are a light butter yellow.

A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, pink and blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Coffee Cup, Saucer, and Tray, 1761

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres