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Purple V-shapes nested, with spiky finials. Watercolour by M. Bishop, ca. 1970.
Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.Date: [ca. 1970?]Reference: 2897648iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
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A red diagonal grid with darts as finials. Watercolour by M. Bishop, ca. 1970.
Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.Date: [ca. 1970?]Reference: 2897485iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
Black pews in a church, with silver and red finials, and a gold and red door opening. Gouache by Drew, 1949.
Drew, active approximately 1949.Date: 12/4/49 [12 April 1949]Reference: 2924563iPart of: Adamson Collection- Books
Character sketches, development drawings, and original pictures of wit and humour / Done in permanent lines for posterity, by Charles H. Bennett & Robert B. Brough. Illustrated with ninety-four engravings, and many head-pieces and finials.
Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867.Date: [1872]- Pictures
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Japan: a roof finial in Nagoya castle in the form of a dragon. Colour woodcut, ca. 1872.
Date: [1872?]Reference: 729106i- Pictures
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The finial of the Turkish standard inscribed with Muslim tenets. Etching attributed to G.F. Camocio, ca. 1572.
Camocio, Giovanni Francesco, active 16th century.Date: [1574]Reference: 2438812i- Pictures
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: a lamp-post and a gate-post finial. Wood engraving by C.D. Laing, 1845.
Laing, C. D. (Charles D.), active 1838-1853.Date: 1845Reference: 20607i- Pictures
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Fools carved on the finial of the staff of the Compagnie Mère-Folle (Mère-Folie) at Dijon, 1482. Line engraving by or after B. Picart.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 16036i- Pictures
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King Charles I. Engraving by B. Reading after E. Bower.
Bower, Edward.Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 2033450i- Pictures
Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the Sutthai Sawan throne hall. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 18651866Reference: 19954i- Pictures
A nude woman takes a contraceptive pill given to her by a stork in a psychedelic landscape. Colour lithograph after N. Claveloux, 1970.
Claveloux, Nicole.Date: 1970Reference: 997496i- Pictures
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a patient, his concerned wife hovers in the background. Etching after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Reference: 16460i- Pictures
Christ being led away from Pontius Pilate as Pilate washes his hands. Line engraving by A. Petrak after J. Führich.
Führich, Josef von, 1800-1876.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 2818722i- Pictures
A tooth in the form of the crozier, the emblem of Basel; advocating a "No" vote in a referendum about dentistry. Colour lithograph after H. Eidenbenz, 1945 (?).
Eidenbenz, Hermann, 1902-1993.Date: [1945?]Reference: 689607i- Pictures
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China: a chair equipped with blades for performances by mediums (tangki). Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]Reference: 663429i- Pictures
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A monument teaching mortality, including figures and symbols alluding to death. Woodcut by A. Andreani after G. Fortuna, ca. 1588.
Fortuna, Giovanni, 1535-1611.Date: MDLXXXVIII [1588]Reference: 33798i- Pictures
A monument teaching mortality, including figures and symbols alluding to death. Etching by or after G. Fortuna.
Fortuna, Giovanni, 1535-1611.Reference: 33803i- Pictures
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Saint Faith, holding a gridiron, being addressed in prayer by a monk; the Crucifixion below. Etching after J. Schnebbelie, 1821.
Date: 1821Reference: 563103i- Pictures
Attributes of Pañjaranātha, the tent protector, in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
Reference: 47089iPart of: Fifteen banners from a Tibetan Protector chapel.- Pictures
Attributes of rDo-rje 'Jigs-byed (Sanskrit Vajrabhairava, 'the fear-inspiring one') in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
Reference: 47065iPart of: Fifteen banners from a Tibetan Protector chapel.- Pictures
Attributes of dPal-Idan Lha-mo (Rematī) in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
Reference: 47083iPart of: Fifteen banners from a Tibetan Protector chapel.- Pictures
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour.
La Tour, Maurice Quentin de, 1704-1788.Reference: 8252i