Mid-19th Century Mixed Media

This fine example of the sailor's art features great detail and is in good condition for a woolwork of this age. Most 19th century sailors had some skill with a needle as they were required to keep their own clothing in good repair as well as maintaining cloth items aboard ship. Some sailors used their skills to create ship portraits like these as a tribute and memory of their time at sea. This folk art medium reveals the subtlety and skill of the sailor's art. Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques...

A pair of early chromolithographs of George Washington and his wife By E.C Middleton After Gilbert Stuart old labels on reverse in glazed oval mou...

The connection between love and embroidery is nowhere stronger than among the minority peoples of China. Hand-stitched by a mother herself or gifted by the women in her family, the baby carrier not only kept the baby close, it acted as a visual reminder of a family's love and devotion. This textile panel dates to the mid-19th century and is attributed to a Miao woman of Southern China. The central panel of a baby carrier, this textile would have been sewn to several long fabric straps used tie the carrier to a woman's back. The panel is comprised of a dark indigo cotton appliquéd with triangular panels, each embroidered with peony blossoms and butterflies, symbols of life and happiness. Set within a simple frame for display, this embroidered baby carrier is a beautiful example of Chinese minority...

In 1844, a then 8-year-old Frances Kervil put the finishing touches on this original needlepoint composition. Bound by floral patterns, trees, and animals, the needlepoint revolves a...

The connection between love and embroidery is nowhere stronger than among the minority peoples of China. Hand-stitched by a mother herself or gifted by the women in her family, the baby carrier...

Antique Ink Print On Paper. Uncut genuine war bonds.

MISSISSIPPI PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS INCLUDING SLAVES. 2 Printed Property Tax Receipts with with ink annotations - listing inventory and tax amount for Land, Pianos, Carriages, Hors...

Here for you consideration is a wonderfully delightful mixed media painting by the Russian/American artist, David Burliuk. The painting is a combination of watercolor, gouache and ...

13X17 without the frame. Yasuhide Kobashi (古橋 矢須秀 Kobashi Yasuhide, 1931–2003) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, painter, sculptor and stage designer. He was born in Kojima in Okayama Prefecture. His father was a ceramic clay artist and head of the Kyoto Industrial Craft Company. Kobashi learned printmaking from the sōsaku hanga (creative prints) master Unichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997). In 1955, Kobashi graduated from the Kyoto College of Crafts and Textiles, and in 1959, he moved to New York City. At first he was sponsored by Lincoln Kirstein of the New York City Ballet, who had visited his studio in Kyoto and commissioned a number of works from him. Elaine De Kooning, art critic and wife of influential Abstract Expressionist Willem De Kooning recommended Kobashi to the Allan Stone Gallery, He would continue to work with this gallery for more than 30 years. When Kobashi moved to New York in 1959, many American intellectuals and artists were eager to learn about Japan.Among the early influences to reach a wide cross section of American society was Suzuki Daisetsu's (1870-1966) Introduction to Zen Buddhism, published in English in 1949 with a preface by the noted psychologist Carl Jung. Nelson Rockefeller (governor of New York and later vice-president) was Kobashi's patron, and acquired one of the artist's sculptures for the New York State Executive Mansion...

The Meiji era produced some of the highest quality silk textiles. The engravings of oil paintings inspired the embroideries, with the artist of the painting and the artist at the tex...

During the mid-19th century Japan was renowned for high quality silk production. This exceptionally maintained mid-19th century Japanese silk embroidery...