De Young Museum - American Decorative Arts Photos

The de Young Museum in San Francisco displays a large collection of American decorative arts: furniture, silver, glass, ceramics.

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Observation tower at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Gallery architecture at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Early American furniture collection at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Early American furniture & art gallery at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Observation tower at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Gallery architecture at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Early American furniture collection at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Early American furniture & art gallery at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Collection of antique chairs at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.High chest of drawers by the de Young Carver of Philadelphia at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Girandole mirror at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Painted oak & beech side chair by Samuel Gragg at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Collection of antique chairs at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.High chest of drawers (c1780) by the de Young Carver of Philadelphia at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Girandole mirror (c1810) at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Painted oak & beech side chair (c1808) by Samuel Gragg at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Game table from New York, NY at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Desk attrib. Edward Priestly at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Side chair with woven rush seat by Lambert Hitchcock at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Mantelpiece for Thurlow Lodge in Menlo Park by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Game table (c1830) from New York, NY at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Desk (c1825-35) attrib. Edward Priestly at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Side chair with woven rush seat (1826-9) by Lambert Hitchcock at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Mantelpiece for Thurlow Lodge in Menlo Park (c1872-3) by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Detail of Thurlow Lodge mantelpiece pediment by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Detail of Thurlow Lodge mantelpiece clock & carvings by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Ebonized cherry side chair attrib. Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Mahogany side chair attrib. Herts Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Detail of Thurlow Lodge mantelpiece pediment (c1872-3) by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Detail of Thurlow Lodge mantelpiece clock & carvings (c1872-3) by Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Ebonized cherry side chair (c1880) attrib. Herter Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Mahogany side chair (c1885-90) attrib. Herts Brothers of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Oak armchair Timothy A. Conti of Stickley Brothers Co., Grand Rapids, MI at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Oak & wrought iron by Leopold Stickley & John George Stickley of Stickley Handcraft, Fayetteville, NY with Dirk van Erp lamp at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Music cabinet by Harvey Ellis for Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood & Syracuse, NY with Old Mission Kopper Kraft lamp by Frederick Theodore Brosi at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Bookcase settle by Frederick H. Meyer at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Oak armchair (c1901) Timothy A. Conti of Stickley Brothers Co., Grand Rapids, MI at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Oak & wrought iron (c1910) by Leopold Stickley & John George Stickley of Stickley Handcraft, Fayetteville, NY with Dirk van Erp lamp at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Music cabinet (c1903) by Harvey Ellis for Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood & Syracuse, NY with Old Mission Kopper Kraft lamp (c1922-5) by Frederick Theodore Brosi at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Bookcase settle (c1904) by Frederick H. Meyer at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Side chair for Robert R. Blacker House of Pasadena by Charles Sumner Greene & Henry Mather Greene at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Armchair by Frank Lloyd Wright at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver caudle cup by Jeremiah Dummer of Boston at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver hinged tankard by Simeon Soumain of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Side chair for Robert R. Blacker House of Pasadena (1907) by Charles Sumner Greene & Henry Mather Greene at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Armchair (c1937) by Frank Lloyd Wright at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver caudle cup (c1672) by Jeremiah Dummer of Boston at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver hinged tankard (c1720) by Simeon Soumain of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Two silver tankards by Paul Revere I & II respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver caster by Paul Revere I at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Two silver teapots by Myer Myers & Daniel Henchman respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Enamel paint glass flask from Europe or America at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Two silver tankards (1726 & c1760-70) by Paul Revere I & II respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver caster (1740-55) by Paul Revere I at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Two silver teapots (1760-4) by Myer Myers & Daniel Henchman respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Enamel paint glass flask (c1780) from Europe or America at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Silver skippet to contain Great Seal of USA at London diplomatic mission attrib. Seraphim Masi at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver tea set by Samuel Kirk & Son of Baltimore at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver, brass & copper pitcher by Dominick & Haff of New York City at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver, ivory & copper coffeepot by Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Silver skippet to contain Great Seal of USA at London diplomatic mission (c1845-71) attrib. Seraphim Masi at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver tea set (1846) by Samuel Kirk & Son of Baltimore at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver, brass & copper pitcher (1879) by Dominick & Haff of New York City at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver, ivory & copper coffeepot (c1884) by Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Earthenware & silver compote Shreve & Co. of San Francisco, CA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Favrile glass paperweight by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Six-candle bronze candelabra by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Bronze & stained glass table lamp by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Earthenware & silver compote (c1900-5) Shreve & Co. of San Francisco, CA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Favrile glass paperweight (c1900) by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Six-candle bronze candelabra (c1900) by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Bronze & stained glass table lamp (c1905) by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Four-candle Favrile glass & bronze candelabra by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Favrile glass Lava vase by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Collection of glass vases by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Tree of Life stained glass window from Darwin D. Martin House of Buffalo, NY by Frank Lloyd Wright at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Four-candle Favrile glass & bronze candelabra (c1920) by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Favrile glass Lava vase (c1900) by studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Collection of glass vases by Louis Comfort Tiffany at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Tree of Life stained glass window from Darwin D. Martin House of Buffalo, NY (1904) by Frank Lloyd Wright at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Old Mission Kopper Kraft candlesticks & bookends by Frederick Theodore Brosi of San Francisco, CA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silverware with chicken shears, knife sharpener & carving sets at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Plate with scene of Connecticut River by Coalport Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, England, at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware plate by Mary Taylor of Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Old Mission Kopper Kraft candlesticks & bookends (c1924) by Frederick Theodore Brosi of San Francisco, CA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silverware with chicken shears, knife sharpener & carving sets at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Plate with scene of Connecticut River (c1820-30) by Coalport Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, England, at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware plate (1884) by Mary Taylor of Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Glazed earthenware vase by Jacques Sicard of Weller Pottery, Zanesville, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware Iris vase by Artus Van Briggle of Van Briggle Pottery, Colorado Springs, CO at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware vase by Carl Schmidt of Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware vase by Mary G. Sheerer & Joseph Meyer of Newcomb Pottery, New Orleans at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Glazed earthenware vase (c1903-7) by Jacques Sicard of Weller Pottery, Zanesville, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware Iris vase (c1903) by Artus Van Briggle of Van Briggle Pottery, Colorado Springs, CO at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware vase (1912) by Carl Schmidt of Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, OH at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Glazed earthenware vase (c1895-7) by Mary G. Sheerer & Joseph Meyer of Newcomb Pottery, New Orleans at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Glazed earthenware vase by Joseph Meyer of Newcomb Pottery, New Orleans at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Pair of crackleware rabbit plates by Alice Morse & Joseph Linden Smith of Dedham Pottery, Dedham, MA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Black-glazed earthenware pot by María Martínez of New Mexico at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Glazed earthenware vase (1911-25) by Joseph Meyer of Newcomb Pottery, New Orleans at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Pair of crackleware rabbit plates (1896-1928 ) by Alice Morse & Joseph Linden Smith of Dedham Pottery, Dedham, MA at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Black-glazed earthenware pot (c1945) by María Martínez of New Mexico at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
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