Gifts of Art
The following gifts were made between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
African
Gift of David and Gayle Ackley, Baltimore
Kongo‑Vili peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola
Tusk Carved in Relief, late 19th‑early 20th century
Hippopotamus ivory
BMA 2009.256
Purchased as the gift of the Friends of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Dogon peoples, Mali
Man's Prestige Hat, mid‑late 20th century
Cotton, aluminum thread
BMA 2010.29
Purchased as the gift of the Friends of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, in Memory of Howard Cohen, A. Harvey Schreter and Jeffrey P. Froehlich
Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Man's Ceremonial Skirt, mid‑20th century
Raffia, cotton, natural and synthetic dyes
BMA 2010.28
Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Lega peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Man's Hat, early‑mid 20th century
Plant fiber, cowrie shells, mussel shells, nut shells, clam shell, buttons
BMA 2009.211
Luba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Staff Finial, late 19th‑early 20th century
Wood, metal
BMA 2009.212
Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania
Staff,
mid‑20th century
Wood, metal, bead
BMA 2009.213
Xhosa peoples, South Africa
Staff, late 19th‑20th century
Wood
BMA 2009.214
Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso
Karanga Mask, late 20th century
Wood, pigment
BMA 2010.30
Gift of Rhona and Martin A. Levin, Baltimore
Bamana peoples, Mali
Sogouni Koun Headdress, mid‑late 20th century
Wood, pigment, fiber cord
BMA 2010.31
American
Gift of Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Lutherville, Maryland
American
Cheese Bell, 1875‑1900
Engraved glass
BMA 2009.254
Friends of the American Wing Fund
American, Providence, Rhode Island
Ice Bowl and Spoon, Designed 1870, this example 1872
Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Sterling silver
BMA 2010.16.1‑2
Gift of Earle Havens, Baltimore, in Honor of the Club of Volumes and the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe
Artist: Edith Woodman Burroughs
Edgar Allan Poe, 1909
Cast bronze
BMA 2009.253
Ryda and Robert H. Levi Collection, Gift under the Will of Ryda H. Levi
Artist: Alexander Archipenko
Arabian, 1936
Terracotta
BMA 2009.187
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Moon Reflections, 1958
Painted wood
BMA 2009.193
Artist: David Smith
Head with Cogs for Eyes, 1933
Welded metal, cement base
BMA 2009.194
Gift of Michael and Anis Merson, Baltimore
Artist: Karl Ernest Metzler
Night Shift, c. 1940
Oil on masonite
BMA 2009.185
American, Troy, Ohio
Chair with Ottoman, 1934
Designer: Gilbert Rohde
Manufacturer: Troy Sunshade Company
Chrome‑plated steel, spring‑filled cushions, replaced leather upholstery
BMA 2009.197.1‑2
Gift of Robert E. Meyerhoff
Artist: Bernard Rosenthal
Seated Figure, 1956
Copper alloy
BMA 2009.122
Purchased as the gift of Frederica Kolker Saxon, Baltimore, in Honor of her Father
American, Baltimore, Maryland
Tray, c. 1805
Maker: Thomas H. Warner
Hand‑raised silver, with cast feet, drawn and applied border, bright‑cut engraving
BMA 2009.195
Purchased in Honor of Dorothy McIlvain Scott's Birthday; and Decorative Arts Acquisitions Endowment established by The Friends of the American Wing
American, New York, New York
Water Pitcher, c. 1881
Maker: Tiffany & Company
Sterling silver
BMA 2009.113
Native American
Gift of The Jaegal Foundation, Baltimore, George and Julianne Alderman
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Mantle, early 20th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.215
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Man's Mantle, late 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.216
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Man's Mantle, late 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.217
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Tunic, late 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.218
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Woman's Mantle, early 20th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.219
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Woman's Skirt, late 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.220
Aymara peoples, Bolivia
Woman's Skirt, late 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.221
Aymara peoples, Peru
Mantle, early 19th century
Alpaca fiber, dye
BMA 2009.222
Asian
Gift of Kai‑Yun Chiu, Baltimore, in Honor of her Mother, Shu‑Tsing Chiu
China
Bowl, late 19th century
Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration
BMA 2009.174
China
Strand of Beads, late 19th century
Coral beads, freshwater pearl
BMA 2009.175
China
Crab Pin, early 20th century
Silver, jade bead
BMA 2009.176
Gift of Kai‑Yun Chiu, Baltimore, in Honor of her Parents, Chung‑Wei Chiu and Shu‑Tsing Chiu
Artist: After Qi Baishi
Three Chicks and Melon Tree, c. 1943
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.154
Artist: Xu Beihong
Autumn Moon Festival, 1936
Brush and ink and watercolor
BMA 2009.155
Artist: Xu Beihong
Standing Horse, 1942
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.156
Artist: Xu Beihong
Bamboo, 1943
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.157
Artist: Xu Beihong
Mynah Bird on Flowering Plum Branch, 1932
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.158
Artist: Liu Haisu
Rooster and Poinsettia beneath an Old Tree, 1940s
Ink and color on prepared paper
BMA 2009.159
Artist: Pu Xinyu (Pu Ru)
Landscape, 1949
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.160
Artist: Huang Junbi
Mountains Amidst Clouds, 1953
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.161
Artist: Huang Junbi
Water and Mountain Landscape, 1955
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.162
Artist: Zhang Daiqian
Lake in Mountainous Landscape, 1938
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.163
Artist: Zha Shaobai
Landscape with Water and Mountains, c. 1955
Ink and color on paper
BMA 2009.164
Artist: Yu Youren
Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script, c. 1950
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.165.1‑2
Artist: Yu Youren
Calligraphy in Running Script, c. 1950
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.166
Artist: Shen Yimo
Calligraphy in Running Script, 1946
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.167
Artist: Dong Zuobin
Calligraphy in Archaic Style, 1950‑1955
Red ink and black ink on paper
BMA 2009.168
Artist: Dong Zuobin
Calligraphy in Archaic Style, 1955
Red ink and black ink on paper
BMA 2009.169
Artist: Pu Xinyu (Pu Ru)
Poem by Shu-Tsing Chiu Honoring Chung-Wei Chiu, 1953
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.170
Artist: Pu Xinyu (Pu Ru)
Calligraphy Exercise or Demonstration, n.d.
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.171
Artist: Jin Liang
Two Archaic Calligraphy Panels, c. 1940
Ink on beige paper
BMA 2009.172.1‑2
Artist: Jin Liang
Four Archaic Calligraphy Panels, c. 1950
Ink on paper
BMA 2009.173.1‑4
Pacific Islands
Gift of A. Randell McKechnie, Baltimore
Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia
Magic Book (Pustaha), late 19th century
Ink and pigment on alim bast, wood
BMA 2009.177
Contemporary
Anonymous Gift in Honor of the Artist
Artist: Christiane Baumgartner
Tunnel Ride, 2005
Woodcut
BMA 2010.14
Collectors Circle Fund for Art by African Americans, and Roger M. Dalsheimer Photograph Acquisitions Endowment
Artist: Mickalene Thomas
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe: Les Trois Femmes Noires, 2010
Chromogenic color print
BMA 2010.36
Purchased as the gift of Sylvia Cordish, Baltimore
Artist: Ann Hamilton
warp & weft I, 2007‑2008
Photolithograph printed in dark blue
BMA 2009.128
Artist: Vik Muniz
Jorge, 2003
Photogravure on silk collé
BMA 2009.129
Roger M. Dalsheimer Photograph Acquisitions Endowment
Artist: Marco Breuer
Shot (C‑917), 2009
Chromogenic paper (shot)
BMA 2009.125
Artist: Liu Zheng
Two Miners, Datong, Shanxi Province, 1996, printed 2005
From the series "The Chinese"
Gelatin silver print
BMA 2009.126
Artist: Robin Rhode
Pan's Opticon Studies, 2009
Set of five photogravures
BMA 2010.3.1‑5
Partial gift of the Dedalus Foundation, New York; and Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Monster, 1975
Brush and tusche lithograph
BMA 2009.130
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Poe's Abyss, 1975
Brush and tusche lithograph printed in red‑brown and crayon lithograph printed in black
BMA 2009.131
Purchased as the gift of Nancy L. Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff, Baltimore; and Collectors Circle Fund for Art by African Americans
Artist: Hank Willis Thomas
Of Time, Space and Revolution, 2010
Inkjet print, wood, aluminum letters
BMA 2010.8a‑b
Alan and Carol Edelman Acquisition Fund
Artist: Edward Burtynsky
Silver Lake Operations #14, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia, 2007, printed 2010
Digital chromogenic color print
BMA 2010.2
Purchased as the gift of Dr. Peyton Eggleston, Baltimore
Artist: Rachel Perry Welty
S.O.O....GOOD!, 2008
Fruit stickers and archival tape
BMA 2009.178
Sidney M. Friedberg Acquisitions Endowment for Prints and Drawings
Artist: Philip Guston
A Suite of Ten Lithographs, 1966
Portfolio of ten brush and tusche lithographs
BMA 2010.9.1‑10
Purchased as the gift of Jonathan Gargiulo, Lutherville, Maryland
Artist: Mickalene Thomas
Michelle O, 2008
Color screenprint
BMA 2010.10
Gift of Sandra Levi Gerstung, Baltimore
Artist: Arakawa
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Eureka: An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe, 1991
Bound volume with letterpress text and eight photoengravings
BMA 2009.180
Ryda and Robert H. Levi Collection, Gift under the Will of Ryda H. Levi
Artist: Pol Bury
149 Hammered Stems, 1962
Wood and copper sheeting with hammered copper stems and electric motor
BMA 2009.188
Artist: Naum Gabo
Vertical Construction No. 1, 1964‑1966
Copper alloy, steel spring‑wire
BMA 2009.189
Artist: Henry Moore
Four Piece Reclining Figure, 1972
Bronze
BMA 2009.191
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Canada Series II, 1968
Plexiglass
BMA 2009.192
Artist: Richard Diebenkorn
Four Small Prints, 1980
Portfolio with four intaglio prints
BMA 2009.251.1‑4
Artist: Ben Shahn
Frederick Douglass Portfolio, 1965
Portfolio with four photoscreenprints
BMA 2009.252.1‑4
Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Gift under the Will of Ryda H. Levi
Artist: William Bailey
Author: Willa Cather
A Lost Lady, 1983
Bound volume with text and one etching
BMA 2009.224
Artist: Leonard Baskin
Author: Euripides
Hippolytos, 1969
Bound volume with letterpress text and one woodcut, plus extra suite of 10 etchings
BMA 2009.226.1‑11
Artist: Leonard Baskin
Author: William Blake
A Letter from William Blake, 1964
Bound volume with letterpress text and six wood engravings
BMA 2009.227
Artist/Author: Jim Dine
Diary of a Non‑Deflector, 1987
Bound volume with poems and illustrations, plus loose etching
BMA 2009.229.1‑2
Artist: Jim Dine
Swiat/The World, 1989
Bound volume with one drypoint on chine collé
BMA 2009.230
Artist: Richard Buckminster Fuller
Tetrascroll (A Guide), 1981
Unbound volume with text and photomechanical reproductions
BMA 2009.232
Poet: Allen Ginsberg
Howl, 1971
Bound volume with letterpress text
BMA 2009.233
Artist/Author: Eugène Ionesco
Journeys Among the Dead, 1987
Bound volume with text and four color lithographs
BMA 2009.234
Artist: Kim Keever
20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair, 1989
Bound volume with poems and 25 color linoleum cuts
BMA 2009.235
Artist: R.B. Kitaj
Author: Allen Ginsberg
Kaddish, White Shroud, and Black Shroud, 1992
Bound volume with text and two crayon lithographs
BMA 2009.236
Artist: Jonathan Lasker
Author: John Ashbery
Not a First, 1987
Bound volume with letterpress text and three graphite drawings
BMA 2009.237
Artist: Markus Lüpertz
And I, I Play, 1981
Bound volume with text and twelve photolithographs
BMA 2009.238
Artist: Michael Mazur
Genesis, 1996
Bound volume with letterpress texts and a color etching on chine‑collé
BMA 2009.239
Artist: Barry Moser
Author: Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1985
Bound volume with letterpress text and 49 wood engravings, plus extra suite of 49 wood engravings
BMA 2009.240.1‑50
Artist: Barry Moser
Author: Eudora Welty
The Robber Bridegroom, 1987
Bound volume with letterpress text and 24 wood engravings
BMA 2009.241
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Author: James Joyce
Ulysses, 1988
Bound volume with text and 40 etchings
BMA 2009.242
Artist: Alice Neel
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher, 1985
Bound volume with letterpress text and one full‑page etching, two full‑page color lithographs, and two relief prints within text
BMA 2009.243
Artist: Wayne Thiebaud
Author: Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities, 1999
Bound volume with letterpress text and 12 polymer plate prints on mylar
BMA 2009.245
Artist: Günther Uecker
Of Light, 1981
Unbound volume with letterpress poems and embossing
BMA 2009.246
Artist: Debra Weier
A Merz Sonata, 1985
Bound volume with letterpress text, two etchings, four type‑high line plates, with rubber stamps and collage elements
BMA 2009.248
Artist: Hans Peter Willberg
Author: Franz Kafka
The Trial, 1990
Bound volume with 64 screenprints
BMA 2009.249
Artist: Enid Mark
The Bewildering Thread, 1986
Unbound volume with letterpress poems and color lithographs
BMA 2009.250
Gift of the Artist
Artist: Juan Logan
Studies for "Ghost", 1999
Three brush and black ink drawings
BMA 2010.12.1-3
Gift of Michael and Anis Merson, Baltimore
Artist: Donald Joint
The Carnies, 2009
Collage
BMA 2009.133
Gift of Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker
Artist: John Waters
John Jr., 2009
Chromogenic color print
BMA 2010.13
Print, Drawing & Photograph Society Fund, with proceeds derived from the 2010 Contemporary Print Fair
Artist and Publisher: Juan Logan
Ghost, 2009
Portfolio of six polymer plate etchings
BMA 2010.11.1‑6
Dr. Max Stern Trust Fund
Artist: Joan Jonas
Good Night Good Morning, 1976
Video transferred to DVD (black and white, sound), monitor, 11:38 min.
BMA 2010.37
Artist: Joan Jonas
My New Theatre VI, Good Night Good Morning, 2006
Digital video (color, sound), monitor, artist‑designed structure, 16 min.
BMA 2010.38
Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs
Artist: Virgil Marti
Rosebud, 2000
Bound volume of wallpaper samples
BMA 2009.123
Artist: Annabel Daou
too near the bone, 2005
Graphite and tape
BMA 2009.124
Artist: Christian Marclay
Automatic Drawing, 2008
Cyanotype print
BMA 2009.127
Artist: Abel Barroso
Cigars with Ideology, 2001
Carved cedar cigar box with hand carved moveable parts, woodcut, and lithograph scroll
BMA 2009.132
European
Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Auguste Rodin
Dance Movement, Pas de deux B, Original model 1910‑1911; this cast 1965
Bronze
BMA 2009.186
Albert H. Cousins Bequest Fund
English, London and French, Paris
Mantle Clock, c. 1878
Designer: Lewis Foreman Day
Manufacturer: E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London
Ebonised wood, inset porcelain panels with blue overglaze painting, metal works and hands, glass
BMA 2009.134
Decorative Arts Acquisitions Endowment established by The Friends of the American Wing
Italian
Tour Table, 1993 design; this example c. 2010
Designer: Gae Aulenti
Manufacturer: FontanaArte
Ground glass, stainless steel, chromium‑plated metal, rubber
BMA 2010.35
Decorative Arts Acquisitions Endowment established by The Friends of the American Wing; and partial gift of Paul Reeves, London, in Honor of his
Mother, Dorothy Violet Reeves
English, London
Eight‑Legged Center Table, 1872‑1875
Designer: E. W. Godwin
Manufacturer: Collinson and Lock
Rosewood
BMA 2010.15
Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Alberta and Henry G. Burke, Gift of Alvin R.L. Dohme in Memory of his Parents, Dr. and Mrs. Alfred R.L. Dohme, Gift of Leslie and Tom L. Freudenheim, Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Collection, Gift of Joseph A. Holtzman, Gift of Michael and Anis Merson, Gift in Honor of Emma Cecilia Smith, Gift of Katherine Baden Stewart, and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Strauss; and Middendorf Foundation Fund
Austrian, Vienna
Winged Goblet Centerpiece, c. 1925
Maker: Josef Hoffmann
Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte
Chased, hammered, and silver‑plated copper alloy
BMA 2009.196
Gift of Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore, in Memory of Mary Louise "Wheezie" Gutman
Welsh, Swansea
Creamer (Milk Jug), early 19th century
Pearlware with pink lustre, red, green, and black overglaze enamels
BMA 2009.135a‑b
English, Possibly Staffordshire
Jug, early 19th century
Yellow‑glazed earthenware with molded relief pattern, overglaze enamels, silver lustre
BMA 2009.136
Welsh, Swansea
"Wickered" Plate Decorated with a Phoenix, early 19th century
Pearlware with pink lustre, green overglaze enamel
BMA 2009.137
Welsh, Swansea
"Wickered" Plate Decorated with a Swan, early 19th century
Pearlware with pink lustre, green overglaze enamel
BMA 2009.138
Ryda and Robert H. Levi Collection, Gift under the Will of Ryda H. Levi
Julio Gonzalez
Dancer Posing as a Daisy, c. 1937
Bronze
BMA 2009.190
English, Cobridge, Staffordshire
Covered Serving Dishes, c. 1840‑1850
Manufacturer: John and George Alcock
Glazed ironstone, gilded and painted
BMA 2010.17a‑b and 2010.18a-b
Gift of Michael and Anis Merson, Baltimore
English, London
Tea Kettle, c. 1885
Designer: Christopher Dresser
Manufacturer: Benham & Froud
Copper, brass, wood
BMA 2009.139a‑b
Austrian, Vienna
Vienna Session Style Tea Cup and Saucer, c. 1900
Designer: Joseph Maria Olbrich
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer & Lowenstein
Porcelain with overglaze gilding
BMA 2009.198a‑b
Austrian, Vienna
Tea Cup and Saucer, c. 1900
Designer: Ernest Wahliss
Manufacturer: Ernst Wahliss Kunst, Porzellan und Fayence‑Fabrik
Porcelain with overglaze gilding
BMA 2009.199a‑b
French
Cup and Saucer, 1902‑1903
Designer: Maurice Dufrene
Earthenware with gray‑green and burnt sienna overglaze, stenciled enamel pattern
BMA 2009.200a‑b
Italian
Cup and Saucer, 1927
Designer: Gio Ponti
Manufacturer: Richard‑Ginori
Porcelain with pink and blue overglaze enamels
BMA 2009.201a‑b
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Blanche Adler Memorial Fund
Artist: Johann Adam Klein
The Artists on Their Journey, 1819
Etching
BMA 2009.116
Bequest of Robert Armacost, Baltimore, in Memory of John Dorsey
Artist: Henri Matisse
Head of a Woman, 1946
Conté crayon
BMA 2010.7
Collectors Circle Fund for Art by African Americans, and Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Fund
Artist: John Wilson
Straphangers, 1947
Brush and gray and black wash with scraping
BMA 2010.4
Artist: John Wilson
Straphangers, 1947
Lithograph
BMA 2010.5
Gift of Sylvia Cordish, Baltimore
Artist: Antonio Frasconi
The Raven IV, 1959
Woodcut in black and purple
BMA 2009.121
Gift of Leslie and Tom L. Freudenheim, New York
Artist: Anders Leonard Zorn
Balance, 1919
Etching
BMA 2009.183
Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Fund
Artist: Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Washerwomen, 1898
Etching and aquatint
BMA 2009.117
Artist: Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Washerwomen, 1898
Color aquatint inked à la poupée
BMA 2009.118
Artist: Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Washerwomen, 1898
Color etching and aquatint inked à la poupée
BMA 2009.119
Purchased in Honor of Sona K. Johnston, Senior Curator Emerita of Painting and Sculpture, in recognition of her outstanding service, 1970‑2010
Artist: Jules Chadel
Head of a Cat, c. 1918
Color woodcut
BMA 2010.1
Purchased in Honor of Sona K. Johnston, Senior Curator Emerita of Painting and Sculpture, in recognition of her outstanding service, 1970‑2010; and Blanche Adler Memorial Fund
Artist: John Henry Twachtman
Harbor with Barges, 1879‑1880
Etching
BMA 2010.6
Purchase with funds contributed to Celebrate the 90th Birthday of Beatrice Levi; Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Fund; and Art Acquisition Fund
Artists: Kurt Schwitters, Käte Steinitz, and Theo van Doesburg
The Scarecrow (Merz 14/15), 1925
Bound volume with woodblock text printed in blue and red
BMA 2009.114
Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Gift under the Will of Ryda H. Levi
Artist: William Sharp
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1941
Bound volume with text and 16 etching and aquatints
BMA 2009.181
Artist: Hugo Steiner‑Prag
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, 1943
Bound volume with text and 16 crayon lithographs
BMA 2009.182
Artist: John Austen
Author: Aristophanes
The Frogs, 1937
Bound volume with letterpress text and 27 woodcuts
BMA 2009.223
Artist: Georges Barbier
Author: Paul Verlaine
Fêtes Galantes, 1928
Bound volume with text and 22 color illustrations (within text) and extra suite of 22 illustrations in black
BMA 2009.225
Artist: John Steuart Curry
Author: Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage, 1944
Bound volume with text and photoreproductions printed in light brown and red‑brown
BMA 2009.228
Artist: Various Artists
Artist: After Gustave Doré
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Idylls of the King, 1868
Bound volume with text and 37 full‑page wood engravings
BMA 2009.231
Artist: Raúl Rosarivo
Author: William Henry Hudson
Far Away and Long Ago, 1943
Bound volume with text and lithographs
BMA 2009.244
Artist: Lynd Kendall Ward
Author: Richard Hughes
The Innocent Voyage, 1944
Bound volume with text and color lithographs
BMA 2009.247
Photograph Acquisition Fund
Artist: Louis‑Alphonse Davanne
Pompeii: Temple Ruins, 1853
Waxed paper negative
BMA 2009.115
Print and Drawing Acquisition Fund
Artist: William Hogarth
Time Smoking a Picture, 1761
Etching and mezzotint
BMA 2009.120
Purchased as the gift of the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society; and Print and Drawing Acquisition Fund
Artist: William Hogarth
A Harlot's Progress, 1732, printed 1744
Series of six etching and engravings
BMA 2009.179.1‑6
Gift of Bruce and Silke Silverstein, New York
Artist: Frank Paulin
Dining Car, Atlantic City, 1957, printed later
Gelatin silver print
BMA 2009.184
Textiles
Gift of an Anonymous Donor and Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe
Canadian
Tree‑Scape, 2009
Artist: Lesley Richmond
Cotton, silk, heat reactive base, metal patina
BMA 2009.143
Gift of Nancy Gideon Clark, Baltimore
American
"Virginia Star" Quilt Top, 1880‑1900
Maker: attributed to Esther Willits Fell
Cotton, cotton thread
BMA 2009.144
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A.C. Curran, Jr., Towson, Maryland, in Memory of Margaret C. O'Connor Curran
American or European
Plush Velvet Panel with Uncut Lace Motif, 1880‑1920
Silk
BMA 2009.145
The Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund
French
Printed Velveteen Bedcover with Abstract Peacock Motif, 1910‑1919
Cotton
BMA 2009.141
Gift of Patricia Z. Gardner, Towson, Maryland
American
Four Poster "One‑Patch" Doll Quilt, 1801‑1860
Cotton
BMA 2009.202
American
Berlin Wool Work Sampler, 1840‑1880
Maker: Mary Ann M. Reber
Wool, cotton or silk embroidery threads, probably on linen ground
BMA 2009.203
German, Berlin
Berlin Wool Work Pattern, 1850‑1890
Manufacturer: Heinrich Kuehn
Paper, watercolor, ink
BMA 2009.204
Gift of Merry Gladding Highby, Baltimore
American
Child's Dress, c. 1900
Cotton
BMA 2009.146
American
Day‑Dress Jacket and Skirt, 1880‑1890
Silk, wool
BMA 2009.147a‑b
European or American
Silk Turnover Shawl with Tambour Embroidery, 1850‑1890
Silk and/or cotton embroidery threads on silk ground
BMA 2009.148
American
Centerpiece Decorated in Cord‑work Embroidery, 1895‑1905
Cotton
BMA 2009.149
American or European
Whitework Christening Bib, 1890‑1900
Cotton
BMA 2009.150
American
Woman's Blouse with Pleating and Inserts, 1880‑1899
Cotton
BMA 2009.151
American
Crazy Quilt Top with Christmas Ribbon, c. 1880
Silk, cotton foundation fabric, silk and metallic-wrapped embroidery threads, silk ribbon
BMA 2010.20
American, Pennsylvania, Williamsport
Welch Custom Corset, 1898‑1910
Manufacturer: Mrs. C. D. Spigelmyer
Silk, cotton, metal stays, silk laces, metal fasteners and eyelets
BMA 2010.21
American or European
Beaded Purse with Crocheted Top, 1850‑1900
Silk thread, silk lining, glass and metal beads
BMA 2010.22
Chinese, Canton
Whitework Coat Embroidered with Chinese Figures, c.1900
Silk embroidery threads on silk ground, silk lining, cotton shoulder pads
BMA 2010.23
Probably English
Woman's Black Jet Beaded Collar, 1880‑1900
Silk net, black jet beads
BMA 2010.24
European or American
Beaded Appliqué Panel for Bodice, 1885‑1910
Silk net, black beads (possibly glass)
BMA 2010.25
German
Micro Beaded Purse with Floral Design, c. 1910
Silk thread, glass beads, metal clasp and chain
BMA 2010.26
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William H. B. Howard, Joppa, Maryland
American or European
Sash, 1890‑1920
Silk
BMA 2009.205
Chinese
Han Chinese Woman's Wedding or Festival Skirt, 1900‑1920
Silk and metallic embroidery threads on silk ground; cotton waistband
BMA 2009.206
Chinese
Han Chinese Woman's Wedding Overskirt, 1900‑1920
Silk and metallic-wrapped embroidery threads on silk ground; cotton waistband; silk lining, netting, and tassels; metal disks and rings; paper interlining
BMA 2009.207
Chinese
Chinese Man's Official Formal Embroidered Black Gauze Court Skirt, 1875-1912
Silk and metallic‑wrapped embroidery threads on silk gauze; cotton or hemp waistband
BMA 2009.208
Indonesian, Java
Woman's Shoulder Cloth (Selendang) or Breast Cloth (Kemben), 1900‑1999
Cotton
BMA 2009.209
Gift of Michael and Anis Merson, Baltimore
French
Needlework Picture, 1938
Designer: Jean Dupas
Retailer: Macy's
Wool and cotton or silk embroidery threads, probably on linen ground
BMA 2009.210
Gift of Germaine Sharretts, Cockeysville, Maryland
French
Soleil Marin, 1955‑1965
Designer: Michele Van Hout Lebeau
Manufacturer: Aubusson
Wool, cotton
BMA 2009.152
Gift of Jean and Sidney Silber, Lutherville, Maryland
American, Pennsylvania
Steam Engine, 1900‑1920
Wool
BMA 2009.255
French or American
Small Embroidered Medallion with Military Scene, 1760‑1800
Silk embroidery threads on silk ground, metal frame
BMA 2010.27
Textile Acquisition Fund
Possibly English
The Sacrifice of Isaac, early 19th century
Silk and wool embroidery threads on silk ground, period gessoed and gilded wood frame
BMA 2009.140
French, Paris
Partial Curtain Panel of Gold Voided Ciselé Velvet with Peacock Feather Motif, c. 1899
Manufacturer: Maison Hamot
Silk
BMA 2009.142
English
Carpet from Arizona Biltmore Hotel, 1932
Manufacturer: Wilton Carpet Manufacturing Company
Design Group: Taliesin Architects
Designer and Decorator: Frank Lloyd Wright
Wool
BMA 2010.19
Gift of the Walters Family in Honor of their Parents, John Linton and Elizabeth Piper Walters
Chinese
Pair of Sleeve Bands Decorated with Fruits, Flowers and Insects, 19th century
Gold, silver, and silk embroidery threads on silk gauze
BMA 2009.153a‑b