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Covered Tureen on Stand (Pot à oille) by Henry Auguste, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Covered Tureen on Stand (Pot à oille)

Henry Auguste (d. 1816)

1797–98 · Silver, silver

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Octagonal Water Dropper Decorated with Flower Design by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Octagonal Water Dropper Decorated with Flower Design

Unrecorded maker

late 1700s · Ceramic, Porcelain with blue and white decoration

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Cabinet by Carlo Bugatti, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cabinet

Carlo Bugatti (d. 1940)

c. 1895 · Furniture and woodwork, wood with metal inlays and painted parchment, glass doors and mirror

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Dish by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dish

Unrecorded maker

c. 1475–1500 · Ceramic, Tin-glazed earthenware with luster-painted design

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Overmantel Decoration by Grinling Gibbons, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Overmantel Decoration

Grinling Gibbons (d. 1721)

c. 1675–77 · Sculpture, lindenwood

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Dagger and Scabbard by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dagger and Scabbard

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Arms and Armor, metal

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Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio by Jonathan Goldsmith, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio

Jonathan Goldsmith (d. 1847)

1821 · Furniture and woodwork, wood, leaded panes, and brass decoration

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Flower Vase by Saint-Porchaire, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Flower Vase

Saint-Porchaire

c. 1520–40 · Ceramic, lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration

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Carving from an Overmantel by Grinling Gibbons, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Carving from an Overmantel

Grinling Gibbons (d. 1721)

c. 1675–1677 · Sculpture, lindenwood

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Carving from an Overmantel by Grinling Gibbons, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Carving from an Overmantel

Grinling Gibbons (d. 1721)

c. 1675–1677 · Sculpture, lindenwood

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Door Knocker from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio by Jonathan Goldsmith, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Door Knocker from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio

Jonathan Goldsmith (d. 1847)

c. 1840 · Metalwork, brass

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