The Wentworth Room, originally a best chamber, or bedroom, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is one of the largest domestic interiors surviving from the early colonial period.
The roof was covered with hand-split wood shingles.
Bibliography of The Met’s Photograph Conservation department
 Hand Papermaking, Vol. 30, No. 2, Winter 2015: 24–28. Krizanova, Janka.
The popularity of Indian textiles is evidenced in the number of words that have made their way into English: calico, pajama, gingham, dungaree, chintz, and khaki.
the wax is scraped off and the areas to be yellow or pale green are painted by hand
Semi-nude women, languid youths, and lovers soon came to replace the heroes of the Shahnama and the Khamsa in many an artist’s repertoire.
The production of artistic goods became hugely profitable and ‘Abbas had a large hand
Theologians established a parallel between Christ’s Passion and the Virgin’s compassion: while he suffered physically on the cross, she was crucified in spirit.
in which she holds Christ on her left arm and gestures toward him with her right hand
His compositions are mostly invented and exhibit the most discriminating formal relationships, including those of color. In addition, Vermeer’s application of paint reveals extraordinary technical ability and time-consuming care.
On the other hand, his father’s debts and death in 1652 probably explain why Vermeer
The creature holds a snake with a fanged mouth in each hand, and patterned wings
A Body in the Palm of Your Hand "If you look up into his face, you’d be struck
Said to be from Taranto, South Italy By 1936, private collection, Europe; [until 1957, collection of Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955), Paris, Lucerne, and New York]; 1957, acquired by Henning Throne-Holst at the posthumous Hirsch sale, purchased through Ars Antiqua, Lucerne (lot 68); 1957-1988, collection of Henning Throne-Holst (1895-1980), Djursholm, Sweden; 1988, purchased by Mr
Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162 This young woman held an object in her right hand
?[art market, Berlin, by 1927–at least 1928]; private collection, Berlin (in 1933); [Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, until 1938; exchanged with Neuman]; Baron Karl Neuman (Charles Neuman de Végvár), Vienna, later Greenwich, Conn
The stately reserve of this woman, dressed in finery with an elaborate fan in one hand
