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
755
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
[remove]
755
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
657
Free to Use
98
Image Available
Unavailable
605
Available
150
New Additions
2023-2024
46
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
[remove]
755
Creator Gender
unknown
755
Period
19th century
452
20th century
132
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
43
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.
34
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
305
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)
15
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
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
Japanese
1
Multiple languages
1
Polish
1
Spanish
1
Search Constraints
Start Over
You searched for:
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
Remove constraint On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Remove constraint Classification: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
« Previous |
1
-
100
of
755
|
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
Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
2
Dry drug jar
circa 1740
3
Bush, Tracey
British butterflies
[2004]
4
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments
1810?
5
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
6
The family coach
[1851]
7
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England]
[approximately 1930]
8
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The dove and the bee
1818?
9
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
10
W.T. Copeland & Sons
Portrait plate of Albert Smith
circa [1859?]
11
The brigand
[between 1840-1850]
12
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding
mid-19th century
13
Pizarro
[between 1850--1862]
14
Wyon, Edward William, 1811?-1885
Tazza, with representation of Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides
1851
15
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
16
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
Box of pigments and implements for painting on china
ca. 1880
17
Harlequin & little Tom Tucker
[between 1835-1837]
18
The noble game of the elephant and castle,
1822
19
L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game
[1846]
20
Wet drug jar
between 1700 and 1725
21
Uncle Tom's cabin
1852
22
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
23
[Teleorama]
[approximately 1825?]
24
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich
[approximately 1825]
25
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
26
The forty thieves
[between 1837-1840]
27
The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways
1848
28
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
29
Winsor & Newton
Pocket watercolor box
[not before 1832]
30
Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)
Butterflies
made in 2011
31
Till the boys come home
1914 or 1915
32
Wet drug jar
circa 1660
33
Harlequin and Old Dame Trot
[between 1837-1840]
34
Ointment pot
between 1650 and 1700
35
Cockburn, Julie
Butterflies
2004
36
The battles of Balaklava and Inkerman
[1855]
37
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
38
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
The destruction of the Spanish Armada
1588
39
Bowers, George Frederick
Crimean War
1856?
40
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies
1838
41
Underwood & Underwood
Sun Sculpture stereoscope
not before 1901
42
Whitehead & Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)
Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge
[1897?]
43
Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn
[between 1835-1837]
44
The red rover
[between 1835-1837]
45
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token
[approximately 1800]
46
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
47
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
48
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
49
Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds
1830s?
50
[The Popish Plot]
[1679?]
51
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship]
[ca. 1859]
52
The miller's maid
[between 1840 and 1850]
53
Specimens of articles in common use
between 1840 and 1860?
54
The wonders of the world
[ca. 1843]
55
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Lambretta Li 125
2004
56
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
1822
57
Memento mori ring
1689
58
Game of the star-spangled banner,
[between 1842 and 1845]
59
Happy families
[186-?]
60
Bury, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1811–1877
Fantascope
1833
61
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
62
Mazeppa
[between 1837-1840]
63
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
64
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851
[1851]
65
Havell, Robert, 1769–1832
The natuorama; or Endless transposition of views on the Thames ... The drawings taken from nature,
[1825]
66
Wallis's tour of Europe
Nov. 24th, 1794
67
Sallis, William, 1782–1865
Sallis's comic play grammar
[ca. 1850?]
68
La Fontaine in the game of the goose
[ca. 1810]
69
Aladdin, or, The Wonderful lamp
[between 1876 and 1917]
70
Winsor & Newton
Ever pointed tubular drawing pencils
[1858?]
71
Cut-paper flower arrangements
London?,
72
Der freischutz
[between 1840-1850]
73
Blue beard
[1861]
74
Wet drug jar
circa 1750
75
The British tourist
[1830s?]
76
Society for the Conversion &c. of Negroe Slaves
ca. 1820
77
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Kittiwake or annett
1804?
78
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Moka
2004
79
Peep egg viewer of Weymouth, Dorset
ca. 1855
80
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
81
Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor
82
C. Goodall & Son
Goodall's Royal Bezique register
[approximately 1900]
83
The Woodman's hut
[between 1837-1840]1
84
The new game of the multiplication table
[between 1830 and 1832]
85
Guy Fawkes
[1854]
86
Model of HMS Victory
2018
87
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
88
J.S. Fry & Sons
Chocolate box by J.S. Fry & Sons, with photograph of Lily Elsie
ca. 1909
89
Origin of the Union Jack of Great Britain
1868
90
Wet drug jar
circa 1750
91
Brendel, Robert, approximately 1821–1898
Model of Brassica napus
approximately 1880
92
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
King Richard II
[not after 1828]
93
Cockburn, Julie
[Beetles book]
[2002]
94
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"
circa 1835
95
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world
1st Novr. 1818
96
The wood demon, or the hour of one
[between 1835-1837]
97
Percy, Samuel, approximately 1753–1819
Horatio Nelson
circa 1810
98
Silver palace and the golden poppy, or, The water and fire kings
[between 1837-1840]
99
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Jupiter and the herdsman
1818?
100
Cockburn, Julie
[Flower book
[2005]
« Previous
Next »
1
2
3
4
5
…
7
8