Skip to splash images
Yale Center for British Art Home Page
<< YCBA Home
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art
<< YCBA Home
Welcome to YCBA Collections Online
The museum is closed for building conservation. We regret that we are unable to accept orders for new collections photography until January 2025.
    Search Options:
Search in
Simple Search
All Fields
Title
Creator
Subject Terms
Call Number
Search Provenance
Fielded
search for
Search
YCBA Collections Search
Toggle facets
Refine your search
Collection
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[remove]
756
Creator
Meigh, Charles
17
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
10
Bush, Tracey
7
Morpeth, Sarah
7
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
6
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
5
Ridgway & Abington
5
Samuel Alcock & Co
5
T. & R. Boote
5
William Ridgway & Co
5
Charles Roberson & Co
4
Cockburn, Julie
4
Minton (Company)
4
Sutton, Emily, 1983–
4
William Ridgway, Son & Co
4
Winsor & Newton
4
Dilnot, John
3
F. Ad. Richter & Co
3
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
3
King, Ronald, 1932–
3
more
Creator
»
Date
Date range begin
–
Date range end
Current results range from
1588
to
2018
Unknown
3
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
756
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
658
Free to Use
98
Image Available
Unavailable
606
Available
150
New Additions
2023-2024
46
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
[remove]
756
Creator Gender
unknown
756
Period
19th century
452
20th century
133
21st century
104
18th century
57
17th century
7
16th century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
23
throwing (pottery technique)
11
wood
10
wood engraving (process)
10
molding (forming)
9
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
transfer printing
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
ivory (material)
2
sterling silver
2
carving (processes)
1
casting (process)
1
collage
1
engraving
1
glass
1
plywood
1
polychromy
1
silversmithing
1
more
Materials & Techniques
»
Work Type
recreation
221
game
160
lithograph
115
ceramic (material)
98
molding (forming)
77
stoneware (pottery)
74
jugs (vessels)
70
toy theater
69
play
67
board game
51
glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
51
cut-paper work
50
artists' book
44
artists' material
37
engraving
31
paint boxe
29
keepsake
26
optical instrument
25
playing card
23
puzzle
22
more
Work Type
»
Subject Terms
Children's plays, English.
67
Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
53
Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama.
52
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
37
Women in natural history.
36
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
35
Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
31
Parks, Stephen -- Ownership.
28
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
26
Gothic revival (Art)
23
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
22
Artists' tools -- Specimens.
17
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
16
Exhibitions -- England -- London.
16
Multiple art -- Great Britain.
15
Copperplates -- Specimens.
14
Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens.
14
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
13
Amusements -- Great Britain.
12
Silenus (Mythological character)
12
more
Subject Terms
»
Subject Period
19th century
58
20th century
16
21st century
7
17th century
3
18th century
2
16th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
306
England
29
London
19
France
8
Germany
7
London (England)
7
United States
6
Elsdon
5
Europe
5
Crystal Palace (London, England)
4
Scotland
4
Italy
3
Wales
3
China
2
India
2
Netherlands
2
Spain
2
Aldershot Camp
1
America
1
Arctic regions
1
more
Associated Places
»
Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
12
Silenus (Mythological character)
12
Pan (Greek deity)
7
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
6
Eli (Biblical figure)
5
Samuel (Biblical judge)
5
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
5
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
4
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
3
Abel (Biblical figure)
2
Cain (Biblical figure)
2
Cupid (Roman deity)
2
Dionysus (Greek deity)
2
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
2
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
2
Gilchrist, Thomas, 1812–1856
2
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809–1894
2
Peleus (Mythological character)
2
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
2
Thetis (Mythological character)
2
more
Associated People
»
Exhibition History
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
43
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
14
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
14
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
13
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
13
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
4
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15-August 10, 2014)
1
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
1
Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)
1
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
84
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Momart
12
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
7
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nancy and Robert Lindemeyer.
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Thomas Strong, Yale MFA 1967.
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
4
Yale Center for British Art, Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift Thomas Lowe Hughes, Yale JD 1952
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger Pattenden.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961
3
more
Credit Line
»
Language
English
634
No linguistic content
36
German
22
French
17
Latin
10
Dutch
2
Italian
2
Efik
1
Japanese
1
Multiple languages
1
Polish
1
Spanish
1
Search Constraints
Start Over
You searched for:
Collection
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Remove constraint Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Remove constraint Classification: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
« Previous |
1
-
100
of
756
|
Next »
Sort by collection
collection
relevance
artist (A-Z)
date
title (A-Z)
Number of results to display per page
100 per page
100
per page
50
per page
15
per page
View results as:
List
Masonry
Search Results
1
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies
1838
2
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
The destruction of the Spanish Armada
1588
3
Bowers, George Frederick
Crimean War
1856?
4
Underwood & Underwood
Sun Sculpture stereoscope
not before 1901
5
Whitehead & Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)
Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge
[1897?]
6
Ointment pot
between 1650 and 1700
7
The brigand
[between 1840-1850]
8
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
9
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding
mid-19th century
10
Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn
[between 1835-1837]
11
The red rover
[between 1835-1837]
12
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich
[approximately 1825]
13
Bush, Tracey
British butterflies
[2004]
14
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
15
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments
1810?
16
Pizarro
[between 1850--1862]
17
Wyon, Edward William, 1811?-1885
Tazza, with representation of Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides
1851
18
W.T. Copeland & Sons
Portrait plate of Albert Smith
circa [1859?]
19
Harlequin and Old Dame Trot
[between 1837-1840]
20
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
21
Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
22
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The dove and the bee
1818?
23
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
24
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England]
[approximately 1930]
25
Wet drug jar
between 1700 and 1725
26
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
27
The forty thieves
[between 1837-1840]
28
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token
[approximately 1800]
29
Uncle Tom's cabin
1852
30
Winsor & Newton
Pocket watercolor box
[not before 1832]
31
Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)
Butterflies
made in 2011
32
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
1822
33
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
Box of pigments and implements for painting on china
ca. 1880
34
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Lambretta Li 125
2004
35
The Woodman's hut
[between 1837-1840]1
36
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
37
Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds
1830s?
38
Harlequin & little Tom Tucker
[between 1835-1837]
39
Dry drug jar
circa 1740
40
The miller's maid
[between 1840 and 1850]
41
Specimens of articles in common use
between 1840 and 1860?
42
Wet drug jar
circa 1660
43
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
44
The battles of Balaklava and Inkerman
[1855]
45
Cockburn, Julie
Butterflies
2004
46
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
47
Till the boys come home
1914 or 1915
48
Happy families
[186-?]
49
C. Goodall & Son
Goodall's Royal Bezique register
[approximately 1900]
50
Memento mori ring
1689
51
Der freischutz
[between 1840-1850]
52
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
53
Mazeppa
[between 1837-1840]
54
Blue beard
[1861]
55
Wet drug jar
circa 1750
56
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
57
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
58
The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways
1848
59
The blue jackets, or, Her majesty's service
[between 1876 and 1917]
60
Wallis's tour of Europe
Nov. 24th, 1794
61
Guy Fawkes
[1854]
62
The British tourist
[1830s?]
63
Model of HMS Victory
2018
64
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851
[1851]
65
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Moka
2004
66
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
67
L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game
[1846]
68
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The horse and the stag
1818?
69
Walker, Augustine
Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Sutherland
1763
70
The battle of Alma
[1857]
71
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The bald knight
1818?
72
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Tree
not after 1828
73
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The lanner
1797?
74
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake
12th May 1794
75
Silver palace and the golden poppy, or, The water and fire kings
[between 1837-1840]
76
Sutton, Emily, 1983–
Robin on a crabapple branch
2008
77
Dry drug jar
between 1665 and 1680
78
Royal race course
[ca. 1845?]
79
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The rhinoceros
1790?
80
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
81
Dennis, Sarah, 1712–1761
Shellwork flower arrangement
circa 1730
82
Harlequin riddle-me, riddle-me-ree or, You can't guess what this may be : adapted only for Redington's characters and scenes
[between 1850 and 1876]
83
The mirror of truth
Jany. 1st, 1811
84
Laurie's new and entertaining game of the golden goose
[1831]
85
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Jupiter and the herdsman
1818?
86
Camera lucida
late 19th century?
87
Wet drug jar
between 1700 and 1740
88
The circle of knowledge
[ca. 1850?]
89
The combat with the giant
September 1st, 1796
90
The Royal Regatta
[ca. 1852?]
91
Fox, Geo. (George)
A new, moral, and entertaining game of the reward of merit
December 10th, 1801
92
Cockburn, Julie
[Flower book
[2005]
93
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
94
The wonders of the world
[ca. 1843]
95
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship]
[ca. 1859]
96
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
97
Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor
98
Peep egg viewer of Weymouth, Dorset
ca. 1855
99
The maid and the magpie
[between 1876 and 1917]
100
Negretti & Zambra
Stereographoscope
ca. 1875
« Previous
Next »
1
2
3
4
5
…
7
8