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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
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Coverage
03/03/2026–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectArtistDateDepartmentMaterial familyOn view
Infantry ArmorNorthern German, Brunswick1575/85Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
TazzaItalian; Venice1575/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • glass
true
Cushion CoverBursa, Republic of Türkiye1575‒1625Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
false
PanelBursa, Republic of Türkiye1575‒1600Textiles
  • silk
  • metal
false
PanelBursa, Republic of Türkiye1575‒1625Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
false
Woman's Coif (Altered)Englandc. 1600Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
false
Çatma coverBursa, Republic of Türkiye1575‒1600Textiles
  • silk
false
Portion of Chasuble BackItalyLate 16th/early 17th centuryTextiles
  • silk
false
Chasuble with Medallion Depicting John the BaptistTondo after a fresco by Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486–1530) Italy1575/1625Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
  • metal
false
CoverRepublic of Türkiye1575‒1625Textiles
  • other
false
Cushion Cover (Made from Woman's Dress)EnglandElizabethan period, 1575/1600Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
false
Cope (without Orphrey or Hood)Italy, Florence1575/1600Textiles
  • silk
  • cotton_linen
false
Water Jug with Arms of Jülich-Cleves-BergWorkshop of Anno Knütgen (German, active 1564-83)1574Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • ceramic
true
PlackartGerman, Augsburg1573Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Wheellock Rifle of Archduke Charles of StyriaHans Paumgartner Austrian, Graz, active 1556-15821571Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Sword with Scabbard for an Officer in the Bodyguard of the Elector of SaxonySilversmith: Attributed to Urban Schneeweiss German, Dresden, 1536-1600c. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Infantry Garniture of a Target (Shield) and Pointed MorionNorth Italian; Milan1570/80Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
true
Morion for the Bodyguard of the Elector of SaxonyProbably Hans Michel (German, 1539-1599) Nurembergc. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Cranequin ( Winder ) for a CrossbowSouth German; possibly Nuremberg Master H W over W1570/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Cranequin (Winder) for a CrossbowGerman, Nuremberg1570/80 with a mid–17th century decorationApplied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Pointed MorionNorth Italian, probably Milanc. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
BreastplateNorth Italian, probably Milan1570-80Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Cartridge BoxGerman, probably Brunswick1570/80Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Close Helmet for the TourneySouth German; Augsburgc. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Close Helmet for the JoustItalian; Milan1580/90Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Morion-BurgonetNorth Italian, probably Brescia1570-80Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Pointed MorionNorthern Italian, probably Bresciac. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Pointed MorionNorth Italian, probably Milanc. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
BreastplateSouth German; Augsburgc. 1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
BreastplateNorth Italian, probably Milanc. 1580 with some modern restorationsApplied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
BurgonetNorthern Germanc. 1580/90Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
ShaffronSouth German; probably Augsburg1580/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Pellet CrossbowItalian or French1570/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Tazza with Moses Striking Water from the RockJean de Court (French, active c. 1555–85)1570–75Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
false
Model Cannon (Culverin)French1580/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
false
Tankard with Biblical ScenesGerman, Passau or Ingolstadt1569Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Wheellock PistolI. (possibly Hans) Gender (German,1567—1568?) Nuremberg1567Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
  • wood
true
Gauntlet for the Left HandLucio Piccinino (Italian, active 1575-1595) Milan1575/90Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
CrossbowSouth German, Possibly Nuremburg1570Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
true
Powder Flask Carved with the Parable of the Good SamaritanGerman or French1570/1600Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Waistcoat CuirassItalian; Milanc. 1570—c.1580Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Glaive for the Bodyguard of Emperor Maximilian IIAustrian1564Applied Arts of Europe
  • silk
  • metal
  • wood
true
Portions of a Jousting HelmetItalian; Milan1570/80Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Gauntlet from a Tournament Garniture of a Hapsburg PrinceAttributed to Anton Peffenhauser (German 1525—1603) Augsburg1571Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Gauntlet from a Tournament Garniture of a Hapsburg PrinceAttributed to Anton Peffenhauser (German 1525—1603) Augsburg1571Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the BarriersItalian, Milanc. 1575Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Comb MorionFrench1570Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the BarriersNorthern Italian, Milanc. 1575Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Composite Armor for the Joust and TourneyGerman; Augsburg1560-70 with some restoration before 1841Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true
Armor for the Field and TourneySouth German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)1560/70Applied Arts of Europe
  • metal
true