The Black Cat, for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination,” Chicago, 1895–96 (1894) by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley.

The Black Cat, for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination,” Chicago, 1895–96 (1894)
Creator: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 753519)

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Spoon (part of a dining service) (ca. 1805) by Pierre-Benoît Lorillon.

Spoon (part of a dining service) (ca. 1805)
Creator: Pierre-Benoît Lorillon

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 206307)

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Sugar box (1744/45) by Paul de Lamerie.

Sugar box (1744/45)
Creator: Paul de Lamerie

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 195264)

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Cover (1854) by S. T. M..

Cover (1854)
Creator: S. T. M.

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 210188)

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Basin with birds in a lotus pond (14th century) by unknown.

Basin with birds in a lotus pond (14th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 748152)

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Broken rhomboid palette (ca. 3300–3100 B.C.) by unknown.

Broken rhomboid palette (ca. 3300–3100 B.C.)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 575897)

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Teabowl and saucer (ca. 1775) by Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory.

Teabowl and saucer (ca. 1775)
Creator: Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 208433)

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Piece (mid-18th century) by unknown.

Piece (mid-18th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 223679)

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The Fall of Icarus (1650–1700) by Giuseppe Diamantini.

The Fall of Icarus (1650–1700)
Creator: Giuseppe Diamantini

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 829371)

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O.H. Rothaker, The Omaha Republican, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes (1887) by Allen & Ginter.

O.H. Rothaker, The Omaha Republican, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes (1887)
Creator: Allen & Ginter

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 421572)

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Biscuit jar (1878–90) by John Ernest Miller.

Biscuit jar (1878–90)
Creator: John Ernest Miller

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 2294)

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Mlle. Basco, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes (ca. 1891) by W. Duke, Sons & Co..

Mlle. Basco, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes (ca. 1891)
Creator: W. Duke, Sons & Co.

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 648772)

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Oil or vinegar cruet (ca. 1737) by Meissen Manufactory.

Oil or vinegar cruet (ca. 1737)
Creator: Meissen Manufactory

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 207205)

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Fragment (ca. 1150–ca. 1250) by unknown.

Fragment (ca. 1150–ca. 1250)
Creator: unknown

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The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1872) by Alfred Sisley.

The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1872)
Creator: Alfred Sisley

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 437680)

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Border (18th century) by unknown.

Border (18th century)
Creator: unknown

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Key (1st–7th century) by unknown.

Key (1st–7th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 462967)

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Small vase with birds (1905) by R. W. Martin and Brothers.

Small vase with birds (1905)
Creator: R. W. Martin and Brothers

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 239504)

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Plate 115: The Rape of Caenis (Caenis in virginitatis amißae solatium in virum fortiß.m a Neptuno transformatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' (1606) by Antonio Tempesta.

Plate 115: The Rape of Caenis (Caenis in virginitatis amißae solatium in virum fortiß.m a Neptuno transformatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' (1606)
Creator: Antonio Tempesta

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 400996)

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Card Number 8, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes (1880s) by W. Duke, Sons & Co..

Card Number 8, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes (1880s)
Creator: W. Duke, Sons & Co.

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 644205)

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Plaque in the Shape of a Bird (12th–11th century BCE) by unknown.

Plaque in the Shape of a Bird (12th–11th century BCE)
Creator: unknown

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Piece (18th–19th century) by unknown.

Piece (18th–19th century)
Creator: unknown

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Terracotta fragments of closed shapes (6th/5th centuries BCE) by unknown.

Terracotta fragments of closed shapes (6th/5th centuries BCE)
Creator: unknown

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Apteryx, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands (1889) by Allen & Ginter.

Apteryx, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands (1889)
Creator: Allen & Ginter

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 406729)

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Minaret oriental de la Mosquée du Khalif Hakem, au Kaire (December 27, 1849) by Maxime Du Camp.

Minaret oriental de la Mosquée du Khalif Hakem, au Kaire (December 27, 1849)
Creator: Maxime Du Camp

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 287071)

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Panel with Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple (early 16th century) by unknown.

Panel with Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple (early 16th century)
Creator: unknown

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Poncho (13th–15th century) by unknown.

Poncho (13th–15th century)
Creator: unknown

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William IV from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia (1650) by Pieter Soutman.

William IV from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia (1650)
Creator: Pieter Soutman

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 371248)

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