Collection Timeline

1670 to 1810

1670
Tin-glazed ceramic basin with an extended lip seen slightly from above and photographed on a neutral gray background. Decorated with blue-on-white glaze with birds and flowers on the sides of the interior, a woman on the bottom of the base, and minimal floral decoration on the exterior sides.

1675
Wooden casket with iron fittings and geometric ebony, tortoiseshell, and bone inlay, photographed on a neutral gray background.

1700
Wood and tortoiseshell casket with iron fittings and geometric bone inlay, photographed on a white background.
Ornate cup made of a polished coconut with encised floral decoration, mounted with curling silver handles on either side made of cornucopieas, a silver stem, and a circular silver base. Photographed on a white background.
Wooden casket with tortoiseshell and bone inlay in abstract geometric patterns and iron fittings and flared iron feet. Photographed on a white background.
Tin-glazed ceramic jar that flares at the top and the bottom. Decorated in blue-on-white glaze with a bird flying over a landscape with clouds in the sky and a pattern of stylized Arabic letters. Photographed on a white background.

1710
Wooden box with an open lid and fall front with ornate wooden inlay decor with general floral decor. The interior of the lid depicts a scene of a nude man and a nude woman in front of a tree that is circled by a snake. Photographed on neutral gray background

1725
Tin-glazed ceramic jar that flares at the top and the bottom. Decorated in blue-on-white glaze with a bird flying over a landscape with clouds in the sky. Photographed on a white background.

1736
Casket made of tortoiseshell with a silver lock and handle, silver decoration, and silver ball feet. Silver decoration takes the form of seashells and abstract geometric patterns. Photographed on a white background.

1750
Ornate, rectangular chest in wood on a matching four-legged stand with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory inlay in floral and geometric pattersn and iron fittings. The lid of the chest is open, revealing a geometric inlay interior, a mirror on the top of the lid, and an open interior flap. A drawer on the bottom of the chest has been pulled out a few inches. The objects are photographed on a white background.
Open rectagular cabinet made from a dark wood with lighter wood inlay accented with mother of pearl. The top of the cabinet is open with many small drawers above the fall-front desk and three drawers underneath. Photographed on a white background.
Low, rhombus shaped wooden cabinet with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlay in abstract floral pattern. In center of the front panel is a painting of a bearded man with long brown hair wearing a gray hair shirt and a red tunic. The man has a halo, carries a crucifix, a bible, and a sheep figurine. The object is photographed on a white background.

1760
Multi-colored circular tray in imitation-lacquered wood viewed from above. It includes a central medallion with the Greek myth of Arachne and Athena, surrounded by vignettes of regional daily life all on a black background with gold inlay. Object is photographed on a white background.

1783
Octogonal box with ornate mother-of-pearl inlay in an abstract floral pattern framed by tortoiseshell, photographed on a white background and viewed from slightly above.
Rectangular box with ornate mother-of-pearl inlay in an abstract floral pattern framed by tortoiseshell, photographed on a white background and viewed from slightly above.

1785
Ornate wooden box in the shape of a shell with detailed carvings, metal lock, and three small feet shaped like mythical creatures, photographed on a white background.
Ornate silver box in the shape of a shell, viewed head on, with hunting fingures on the base and mythical creatures serving as the feet and lock. Photographed on a white background.

1810
An ornate, rectangular wooden box with hand-painted scenes in imitation lacquer, a central lock, two small interior compartments, and a mirror on the inside of the lid photographed on a white background. The hand-painted scenes depict willow trees, scenes of courtship, charity, battle, and portraits of fashionable men and women.