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Craft & Design Objects

Craft & Design Objects presents textile and applied-arts holdings from the Art Institute of Chicago open-access collection, with artist, dates, medium and gallery context, drawn from the CC0 API and refreshed monthly. Every record links the museum page and adds material and technique families from our pipeline.

Records
5,000
Last changed
Update schedule
5 11 20 * * UTC
Coverage
03/03/2026–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectArtistDateDepartmentMaterial familyOn view
Spider HelmetEnglish or French1650/1700Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Flintlock PistolFrench, Alsace1640/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Wheellock Birding Rifle (Tschinke)Polish, Silesia, Teschen1640/60Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Beadwork Basket Depicting a Courting Couple in a GardenEnglandabout 1645Textiles
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
  • glass
  • paper
false
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of OdysseusAfter a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brusselsc. 1650Textiles
  • silk
  • wool
false
Prunted Beaker (Roemer)Netherlandsc. 1640Applied Arts of Europe
  • glass
true
ChargerBalthasar Dauman German, active 1623-1632 Glatz, Germany (now Kłodzko, Poland)1632Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
false
MonstranceSpain1631Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
false
Sweetmeat DishLondon, England1631/32Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
false
Cup in the Form of a Horse and RiderHans Ludwig Kienle (born Ulm [now Germany], 1591–1653) Ulm (now Germany)1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
RapierWestern European1630-40Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
BucklerItalian or Spanish1630/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
true
Cabinet or Box Depicting Scenes from the Old TestamentMade by Rebecca Stonier Plaisted (English, 1653-1724) England1668Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
  • wood
  • paper
false
Rapier and ScabbardProbably Flemishc. 1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
true
Halberd for the Bodyguard of Karl Eusebius, Prince of LiechtensteinGerman1632Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
true
Pikeman Armor for an OfficerEnglish, Greenwich1625/30Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Wheellock RifleEast German of Polish (Silesia, possibly Teschen)1625/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Sword (Pappenheimer Rapier)Dutchc. 1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Linen Cupboard (Kast)The Netherlands, probably Amsterdam1630/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
false
CoverletChinaMing dynasty (1368–1644)/ Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Mid–17th centuryTextiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
  • paper
false
Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)South German, Nuremberg1620-40Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
RapierItalian or Spanishc. 1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
RapierSouthern European1620-30Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
RapierItalian or Spanishc. 1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
HalberdFlemish1620/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Zischägge (Helmet)German1620-40Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Zischägge (Helmet)Probably Flemish1620-40Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
GorgetGerman1620/50Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Coin Cabinet for a Member of the Barberini FamilyItalian; Rome1630–34Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
false
The Stafford ChasubleEngland1620/40 (appliquéd late 17th century)Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
false
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)China, Guangzhou (Canton) or Macaolate Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1912)Textiles
  • silk
false
The Crossing of the Granicus from The Story of Alexander the GreatAfter a design by, and woven at the workshop of, Karel van Mander the Younger (1579–1623) Holland, Delft1619Textiles
  • silk
  • wool
false
Drinking Cup (Bernegal)Miguel de Urbiola (active New Spain [now Mexico], 1619–25) Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico)c. 1620Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Pair of Wheellock PistolsGerman1620/30Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
ShaffronPierre du Coudroy (Flemish, born France, 1560-about 1626) Brusselsabout 1620Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
KesaJapan17th century, Edo period (1615–1868)Textiles
  • silk
  • paper
false
Halberd for the Bodyguard of Emperor MattiasAustrian1612Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Triple-Wheellock PistolFranco-German (Alsatian); Strasbourg1610/20Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
RapierProbably Italian1610-20Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
RapierProbably Italian1610-20Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Zischägge (Helmet)Flemish1620/30Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
true
Zischägge (Helmet) and Cuirass of Emperor Ferdinand IISouth Germanc. 1620Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Siege HelmetProbably Italian1610/20Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Composite Zischägge (Helmet)Flemish, probably Brusselsc. 1620Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Reinforcing BreastplateGerman1610-20Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of ArtemisiaAfter a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris1607/30Textiles
  • silk
  • wool
false
The Feast [central part] from The Story of ArtemisiaAfter a design by Antoine Caron (French, 1521-1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris1607/30Textiles
  • silk
  • wool
false
Close Helmet from an Armor of Tsar Dmitry IItalian, Milan1605-1606Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Wheellock-Matchlock MusketDutch, possibly Germanc. 1600-c. 1630Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Armor for Heavy Calvary (Cuirassier)Italian; Milanabout 1610Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true