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Miniature Chest https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/92485
Miniature Chest
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Plate, One of Set of Twelve https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/94798
Plate, One of Set of Twelve
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Platter, "Niagara from the American Side" https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1226
Platter, dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, oval with chamfered corners. Border: Shells. View in center: Niagara Falls from the American side with bank of trees in foreground, man and woman in center, and Niagara Falls and surrounding landscape in middle distance and background. Source of view: possibly an engraving published by H. Gaugain in "Itinéraire Pittoresque du Fleuve Hudson" (1828-29) from a sketch by J. Milbert. Condition: very good to excellent
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Door Knob for a Cupboard https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1425
Door knob, for a cupboard, white porcelain with gold decoration with attached metal screw. CONDITION: Good.
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Cameo of Cupid with the Emblem of the Sea https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/76296
Cameo of Cupid with the Emblem of the Sea
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Stem Glass, Part of Five-piece Set https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1793
Cocktail glass on stem, silver-plated brass; part of a set with ice bucket, stem glasses, and salt and peppershakers. Glass has triangular base and irregularly shaped, curving stem that supports inverted cone-shaped bowl with three applied, triangular decorative motifs. CONDITION: Considerable wear and scratching to all surfaces, with minor pitting and place loss throughout.
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Platter/Underplate https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/152584
Platter/Underplate
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Creamer, "Museum" Pattern https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2134
"Museum" pattern creamer, white porcelain with vitreous glaze; narrow circular base, swelling bulbous torso curves inward toward S-curved, sloped opening with shallow spout; attached flat, curving handle; base slightly indented forming rim. CONDITION _ Excellent; minor scratch in glaze.
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Crock or Jar https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/55176
Crock or Jar
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Clock https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/215686
Table Clock: the case made by Daniel Cottier (1838-1891) and clock works made by Tiffany and company. Camino mahogany case in the neoclassical style with broken pediment, swags and classical volutes. Clock face with Aesthetic movement design influences from Japan, the Near East and medieval grotesques; the whole with over 460 pieces of brass detail. Terminates on bun feet and raised on rectangular plinth. Brass handle at top. Condition: excellent original condition.
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Creamer from a Twelve Piece Tea Service https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/149314
Creamer from a Twelve Piece Tea Service
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Sugar Bowl with Lid from a Three Piece Tea Set, Monoikos Pattern https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/148698
Sugar Bowl with Lid from a Three Piece Tea Set, Monoikos Pattern
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Two Birds https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/161665
Two Birds
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Chamberstick https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/122157
Chamberstick
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Buffet Plate from Four-Piece Setting, "Tuxedo" https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1759
"Tuxedo" pattern. Circular buffet plate with wide rim in white porcelain with vitreous glaze and transfer-printed decorations. Edge of rim has border of small black rectangles; a black square appears in each quadrant of the rim; a black band outlines the slope of the dish of the plate, but is broken under the four squares on the rim. The center of the plate has four black squares arranged in square pattern. Part of four-piece place setting (85.158.8-10a-b). CONDITION: Undamaged.
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Vase https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111828
Vase
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Drinking Glass https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/102403
Drinking Glass
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Bowl, Eastern Plants Pattern https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/162891
Bowl, Eastern Plants Pattern
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Chalice https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/148696
Chalice, silver. Circular foot tapers to cone-shaped stem seamed at mid-stem. Stem flares out above mid-point to flattened spherical body, in-turned at rim. Interior of chalice is double-walled with sloping, gilded sides. On bottom of chalice, about 1" above foot rim, is a disc concealing interior of stem, with domed winged central element concealing detachable nut. CONDITION: Gilding on interior somewhat worn. One small dent on side of interior.
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Wallpaper https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/64702
Wallpaper
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Fitted Box https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2387
Low rectangular wooden box with hinged lid, covered with gold-colored velvet on exterior; top edges of box are rounded; lid attached with two hinges at back and secures to box with a metal clasp at the front. Interior of box has two raised supports slotted to hold six pieces of flatware and is lined with rusched (and now faded) red silk; inside of lid lined with padded red silk panel down center flanked by strips of black and gray diagonally striped fabric. Condition: Fair; velvet on exterior is badly worn around edges, including some tears at corners; fabric on interior is badly faded and frayed.
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Set of Curtains https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/189069
Set of Curtains
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Custard Cup and Cover https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/62168
Custard Cup and Cover
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Pitcher https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/160680
Pitcher
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Highball Glass (Brooklyn Bridge) https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2642
Colorless, cylindrical highball glass with etched scene of the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River and different types of boats on the water.
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM