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Materials

Browse the collection by material and medium — bronze, porcelain, oil on canvas, woodblock print and more, each cutting across departments and cultures.

terracotta
21,863 Public Domain
silk
8,362 Public Domain
Albumen photograph
7,671 Public Domain
Commercial color lithograph
7,363 Public Domain
etching
6,668 Public Domain
bronze
5,537 Public Domain
engraving
5,126 Public Domain
glass
4,818 Public Domain
silver
4,070 Public Domain
gold
3,531 Public Domain
woodcut
3,137 Public Domain
Albumen silver print from glass negative
3,101 Public Domain
cotton
3,074 Public Domain
faience
2,564 Public Domain
Hard paste-porcelain
2,470 Public Domain
Woodblock print ; ink and color on paper
2,268 Public Domain
oil on canvas
1,927 Public Domain
Ceramic
1,703 Public Domain
Bobbin lace
1,663 Public Domain
stone
1,583 Public Domain
Soft paste porcelain
1,484 Public Domain
Hand colored etching
1,426 Public Domain
ivory
1,394 Public Domain
limestone
1,378 Public Domain
Etching and engraving
1,330 Public Domain
wood
1,317 Public Domain
iron
1,216 Public Domain
linen
1,184 Public Domain
Silk and metal thread
1,174 Public Domain
porcelain
1,134 Public Domain
Salted paper print from paper negative
1,107 Public Domain
Silk; compound weave
1,054 Public Domain
marble
1,053 Public Domain
copper alloy
1,038 Public Domain
steel
1,012 Public Domain
earthenware
977 Public Domain
albumen silver print
930 Public Domain
Tin glazed earthenware
893 Public Domain
pottery
878 Public Domain
graphite
873 Public Domain
clay
837 Public Domain
Lithograph
815 Public Domain
pen and black ink watercolor and gouache with gum arabic
806 Public Domain
copper
805 Public Domain
Gilt bronze
801 Public Domain
Wood engraving
791 Public Domain
brass
779 Public Domain
Stucco; carved
774 Public Domain
Wool, linen (?); plain weave, tapestry weave
765 Public Domain
[no medium available]
660 Public Domain
Stucco (?); carved, painted
652 Public Domain
mud
628 Public Domain
limestone, paint
625 Public Domain
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
617 Public Domain
silk, metallic thread
563 Public Domain
Watercolor on ivory
562 Public Domain
Pewter
557 Public Domain
Glass, ceramic
538 Public Domain
Etching; second state of two (Lieure)
535 Public Domain
Oil on wood
525 Public Domain
wool
502 Public Domain
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
499 Public Domain
Relief print (wood or metal)
498 Public Domain
Silver (?) gilt
487 Public Domain
pen and brown ink
480 Public Domain
Clay (unfired)
455 Public Domain
bone
447 Public Domain
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
442 Public Domain
Needle lace
442 Public Domain
silk on linen
438 Public Domain
silk, metal thread
409 Public Domain
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
408 Public Domain
pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache
386 Public Domain
Ceramic, pigment
376 Public Domain
lead
370 Public Domain
Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
368 Public Domain
paper
364 Public Domain
Pottery fragment with ink inscription
364 Public Domain
Hanging scroll: ink on paper
335 Public Domain
Jade (nephrite
330 Public Domain
Steatite (glazed)
328 Public Domain
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
328 Public Domain
watercolor
323 Public Domain
leather
323 Public Domain
ink on paper
313 Public Domain
Earthenware, glazed
309 Public Domain
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
308 Public Domain
Nephrite
307 Public Domain
metal
306 Public Domain
oak
305 Public Domain
Steatite
302 Public Domain
metal thread
296 Public Domain
Etching, second state of two
295 Public Domain
Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
294 Public Domain
Carnelian
294 Public Domain
Pressed glass
287 Public Domain
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
284 Public Domain
Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
283 Public Domain
glazed steatite
278 Public Domain
Hematite
275 Public Domain
Graphite on off white wove paper
274 Public Domain
"Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
274 Public Domain
Salted paper print
265 Public Domain
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
265 Public Domain
jade
263 Public Domain
Red chalk
259 Public Domain
Silk on silk
254 Public Domain
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
249 Public Domain
Flint
245 Public Domain
Tempera on paper
239 Public Domain
Lead glazed earthenware
239 Public Domain
indurated limestone
238 Public Domain
Etching (only state)
237 Public Domain
Stoneware
236 Public Domain
linen, wool
233 Public Domain
pen and black ink
227 Public Domain
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
226 Public Domain
Gouache
225 Public Domain
Graphite on paper
224 Public Domain
Iron, copper
222 Public Domain
Color lithograph
222 Public Domain
Stained glass
221 Public Domain
Salt-glazed stoneware
218 Public Domain
Parian porcelain
215 Public Domain
Camelid hair
215 Public Domain
Etching, first state of two
214 Public Domain
Etching and aquatint
214 Public Domain
Un-baked clay
213 Public Domain
daguerreotype
211 Public Domain
Lacy pressed glass
210 Public Domain
Commercial lithograph
209 Public Domain
Crochet
208 Public Domain
jadeite
201 Public Domain
silk, metal
196 Public Domain
cupreous metal
196 Public Domain
Silk, metallic thread; on silk
192 Public Domain
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
189 Public Domain
Linen, wool; ; tapestry weave
186 Public Domain
hand colored lithograph
185 Public Domain
Earthenware; incised decoration through white slip and coloring under transparent glaze
185 Public Domain
silk, cotton
184 Public Domain
Bronze or copper alloy
183 Public Domain
Cyanotype
179 Public Domain
wool, silk
177 Public Domain
Engraving and etching
174 Public Domain
paper, silk
174 Public Domain
Tempera on wood, gold ground
172 Public Domain
graphite on wove paper
172 Public Domain
shell
171 Public Domain
Silver (?) (hammered), gilt
169 Public Domain
walnut
166 Public Domain
Gelatin silver print
165 Public Domain
Earthenware, transfer-printed
163 Public Domain
Elephant ivory
163 Public Domain
pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache with gum arabic and metallic ink
162 Public Domain
Ceramic, slip
160 Public Domain
Gold, enamel
159 Public Domain
Camelid hair, cotton
157 Public Domain
bamboo
157 Public Domain
Wool, linen; tapestry weave
156 Public Domain
Albumen silver print from paper negative
154 Public Domain
Black chalk
153 Public Domain
Silver, parcel gilt
151 Public Domain
Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
148 Public Domain
Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
148 Public Domain
wrought iron
148 Public Domain
engraving; first state of two
147 Public Domain
Stucco (mortar); carved, painted
146 Public Domain
Steel, wood
145 Public Domain
Ink, wash, on paper
145 Public Domain
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
144 Public Domain
Engraving, second state of two
143 Public Domain
papyrus and ink
143 Public Domain
Stonepaste; underglaze painted
140 Public Domain
Agate
139 Public Domain
Copper (?) (hammered), gilt
138 Public Domain
Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
138 Public Domain
Colorless glass
138 Public Domain
Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
137 Public Domain
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
135 Public Domain
wood, paint
135 Public Domain
Watercolor over graphite
134 Public Domain
Enamel on copper
133 Public Domain
Etching (second state)
133 Public Domain
Steel, gold
132 Public Domain
Salted paper print from glass negative
132 Public Domain
lapis lazuli
130 Public Domain
Pen and ink, brush and wash
130 Public Domain
Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
130 Public Domain
Pottery, paint
129 Public Domain
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
129 Public Domain
mahogany
129 Public Domain
iron alloy
127 Public Domain
Pot metal glass
127 Public Domain
Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze
126 Public Domain
Stucco
126 Public Domain
Rock crystal
125 Public Domain
Type-metal engraving
125 Public Domain
Bobbin lace, point d'Angleterre
125 Public Domain
Silver on base metal
124 Public Domain
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
123 Public Domain
Drawnwork
120 Public Domain
stipple engraving
120 Public Domain
pen and black ink, watercolor
120 Public Domain
Gilded (?) copper
120 Public Domain
Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
119 Public Domain
Pen and ink
119 Public Domain
Painted enamel
118 Public Domain
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
117 Public Domain
Black ink, gray wash
116 Public Domain
Gilt bronze, struck
116 Public Domain
cotton, silk
115 Public Domain
Copper, gold enamel
115 Public Domain
Mezzotint
114 Public Domain
Zincograph
113 Public Domain
Embroidered net
112 Public Domain
Poplar
111 Public Domain
gilded silver
109 Public Domain
Blue faience
108 Public Domain
Lacquer
108 Public Domain
Bronze (cast)
106 Public Domain
Ceramic, slip, pigment
105 Public Domain
Graphite, watercolor, and crayon on paper
104 Public Domain
Copper gilt
104 Public Domain
Copper (cast)
104 Public Domain
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
103 Public Domain
Ceramic, paint
102 Public Domain
Painted terracotta
101 Public Domain
Blown glass
99 Public Domain
wood, metal
98 Public Domain
Steel, leather
98 Public Domain
Earthenware, unglazed
98 Public Domain
Alabaster
98 Public Domain
Wood, carved
98 Public Domain
Pine
98 Public Domain
ink, paper
97 Public Domain
Pressed purple marble glass
97 Public Domain
amber
97 Public Domain
gypsum (alabaster)
97 Public Domain
Engraving, second state of three
95 Public Domain
Limestone; carved in relief
95 Public Domain
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
95 Public Domain
Silk on cotton
95 Public Domain
Drypoint
94 Public Domain
Pen and black and gray ink, graphite, black chalk
94 Public Domain
Red quartzite
94 Public Domain
Etching, third state of three
93 Public Domain
Albumen photograph, cabinet card
93 Public Domain
Sheffield plate
92 Public Domain
Blown pattern-molded glass
92 Public Domain
Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
92 Public Domain
chalcedony
92 Public Domain
Earthenware, molded
91 Public Domain
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
90 Public Domain
pen and ink, watercolor
90 Public Domain
Woodcut (hand-colored)
90 Public Domain
Stonepaste; glazed
88 Public Domain
Cutwork
88 Public Domain
silk and metal thread on silk
88 Public Domain
Glazed earthenware
88 Public Domain
silk, linen
88 Public Domain
Sandstone
88 Public Domain
Cotton, camelid hair
88 Public Domain
Albumen silver prints
87 Public Domain
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
87 Public Domain
Iron, gold, copper
86 Public Domain
Green glazed steatite
86 Public Domain
Etching, second state of three
85 Public Domain
Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
84 Public Domain
Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain
83 Public Domain
Hanging scroll: ink on silk
82 Public Domain
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver and gold on paper
81 Public Domain
wood, various materials
81 Public Domain
Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment
81 Public Domain
Earthenware with pigment
81 Public Domain
Silver gilt and enamel
81 Public Domain
Stucco; carved and painted
81 Public Domain
Engraving and blackwork
80 Public Domain
Enameled copper
80 Public Domain
Bone china
80 Public Domain
Pressed yellow glass
80 Public Domain
Free-blown glass
79 Public Domain
Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
79 Public Domain
Serpentine
79 Public Domain
Limestone, ink
78 Public Domain
Boxwood
78 Public Domain
linen, silk
78 Public Domain
pottery, ink
77 Public Domain
Gilt brass
77 Public Domain
cotton, feathers
76 Public Domain
Tempera on wood
76 Public Domain
Silk and linen
75 Public Domain
Tempera and gold on wood
75 Public Domain
Silk and cotton
75 Public Domain
Etching and drypoint
75 Public Domain
Silk on felt
74 Public Domain
Watercolor and ink
74 Public Domain
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
74 Public Domain
Linen and silk
74 Public Domain
Wood, camelid hair
73 Public Domain
Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware)
73 Public Domain
Earthenware with traces of pigment
73 Public Domain
Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper
73 Public Domain
Tintype
73 Public Domain
bronze, cast -- single
72 Public Domain
Limestone, varnish
72 Public Domain
Silver, partly gilded
72 Public Domain
Handscroll; ink on paper
72 Public Domain
Papyrus, ink
72 Public Domain
Handscroll: ink and color on paper
72 Public Domain
Etching, second state of four
71 Public Domain
Silk on wool canvas
70 Public Domain
Plaster
70 Public Domain
Etching, first state of three
70 Public Domain
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
69 Public Domain
Brass, iron
69 Public Domain
Wool on canvas
68 Public Domain
Lustreware
68 Public Domain
Schist
68 Public Domain
Etching and engraving; first state of two (Lieure)
67 Public Domain
Opaque watercolor on paper
67 Public Domain
pen and ink; some with wash
67 Public Domain
Earthenware, slip decoration
66 Public Domain
Engraving; third state of three
66 Public Domain
Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered
66 Public Domain
Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
66 Public Domain
"Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Bencharong ware for Thai market)
66 Public Domain
Silk on canvas
66 Public Domain
straw
65 Public Domain
Ceramic, glaze
64 Public Domain
daguerreotype with applied color
64 Public Domain
Pen and ink and watercolor
64 Public Domain
Limestone, paint (mostly modern)
64 Public Domain
Pot metal glass, vitreous paint
64 Public Domain
iron, gold
64 Public Domain
Etching and hand coloring (watercolor)
64 Public Domain
Pen and brown ink over (black chalk?)
63 Public Domain
Watercolor on paper
63 Public Domain
Gilt and enamel
62 Public Domain
Engraving; first state
62 Public Domain
Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
62 Public Domain
Etching with some engraving
62 Public Domain
Commercial color lithograph reproducing drawing
61 Public Domain
Serpentinite
61 Public Domain
linen, cotton
60 Public Domain
Gold (hammered)
60 Public Domain
Fresco
60 Public Domain
Gold sheet
60 Public Domain
Etching and engraving, third state of three
59 Public Domain
Gold (cast)
59 Public Domain
Marble, Pentelic
59 Public Domain
Graphite and watercolor
59 Public Domain
Bone; tinted, incised and inlaid with paint
58 Public Domain
Etching and engraving, second state of two
58 Public Domain
Etching, first state of four
58 Public Domain
Wood, gilt
58 Public Domain
Pressed glass, diamond thumbprint
58 Public Domain
Silver, wood
57 Public Domain
Etching with engraving
57 Public Domain
Etching and drawing
57 Public Domain
Obsidian
57 Public Domain
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
57 Public Domain
Copper, bronze
57 Public Domain
cotton (linen?)
57 Public Domain
Jasper
57 Public Domain
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver and gold on paper
57 Public Domain
leather, silk
56 Public Domain
Bronze, struck
56 Public Domain
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
56 Public Domain
Mottled brown earthenware
56 Public Domain
Cast iron
55 Public Domain
Albumen print photograph, cabinet card
55 Public Domain
Tin-glazed and luster-painted earthenware
55 Public Domain
Pot metal glass and vitreous paint
55 Public Domain
Sandstone, chert or flint
55 Public Domain
Engraving, first state of three
55 Public Domain
Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold
54 Public Domain
Gilded bronze
54 Public Domain
Etching; second state of three (Lieure)
54 Public Domain
Oil on copper
53 Public Domain
Chlorite
53 Public Domain
Photolithograph
53 Public Domain
Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
53 Public Domain
Granite
52 Public Domain
straw, silk
52 Public Domain
Steel, silver
51 Public Domain
silk, metal, linen
51 Public Domain
various materials
51 Public Domain
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
51 Public Domain
Carved red lacquer
51 Public Domain
Porcelain with copper red glaze (jingdezhen ware)
51 Public Domain
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type
51 Public Domain
Metal thread, bobbin lace
50 Public Domain
Carved oak
50 Public Domain
Ink and color on paper
50 Public Domain
Iron, gold, silver, copper
50 Public Domain
Engraving, second state
50 Public Domain
Silk and metal thread on linen
50 Public Domain
diorite
50 Public Domain