miniature

19th century
circa 1820-1860
circa 1800-1880
circa 1820-1880
circa 1780-1880
circa 1800-1880
circa 1800
circa 1820-1880
dated 1898
circa 1860
circa 1800-1880

Book, miniature, carved out of wood

"Could be anywhere. Locality depends on proper identification of the wood." (Roger Rose, 4/95)

1996

This is a model of a rice granary, or lao-kao, used in Laos. It was fabricated of bamboo and wood by Prasert Sytha as a mnemonic recalling his youth in his country of birth. Model is painted red...

1900-1960

Miniture single rod coiled Pomo basket, probably sedge and bulrush root, with red feathers, probably acorn woodpecker. Excellent condition. Probably made for sale. PCK

c.1855

Union case (black), 4-up, sixteenth-plate size; Children Playing with Toys (Krainik #574). Case considered "rare...

n.d.

Union case (black), quarter-plate; scroll with cutout center (Krainik #83). Ornate oval mat; purple velvet (added later) and gold paper backing of front glass...

c.1855

Union case, ninth-plate; Catching Butterflies (Krainik #387). Ornate nonpareil mat, brown velvet insert; hand-tinted.

c.1855

Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; floral design in geometric motif. Ornate oval mat; blue velvet (with unusual pattern) insert. Paper label intact. Colored cutout picture of Martha Washington.

c.1855

Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; plain leather, end opening in the English style. Elliptical mat; dark red velvet insert. No paper label. Daguerreotype; hand-tinted.

c.1855

Leather case (black), fold-over with push-thru clasp; sixth-plate size. Two ornate oval mats. Two paper photographs: left, woman; right...

c.1855

Leather (brown), half-plate; geometric design. Ornate nonpariel mat; dark green velvet insert. No paper label. No lining. No image.

c.1855

Papier Mache (black); sixth-plate. Inlaid mother-of-pearl, floral design. Ornate nonpareil and ornate double-elliptical mats. Two black & white prints with note: "Many...

c.1855

Union case, sixth-plate octagonal; scroll design (Krainik #613). Ornate oval mat, lacks glass; brown velvet and felt insert.

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