Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,137 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,605 of them are available online. There are 2,180 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Brown-toned print of a cloudy seascape with figures fishing and mingling by the shore, a sailing ship in the water, and a distant tower on a rocky cliff.

Claude-Joseph Vernet

Wallpaper Scene in Grisaille

Dynamic historical scene portraying a crowd of assorted figures, from armored soldiers to robed civilians, in a camp with a red canopy set against a stormy sky and distant cityscape.

Jacquemart et Bénard

Wallpaper Depicting Darius’s Family at the Feet of Alexander Imploring Mercy

Classical scene of a woman dressed in pink robes, accompanied by a lamb, kneeling to place an offering a vase of pink flowers before a statue of a cupid.

Dufour et Leroy

The Altar of Love (L’Autel de l’Amour) Wallpaper

Ornate still life with a cornucopia and goblets overflowing with flowers set atop an intricately carved stone altar. The objects are ivory and rust-hued while the backdrop is blue-gray.

Jacquemart et Bénard

Horn of Plenty Wallpaper

Aged, bronze bordered, gray wallpaper of a chalice with bronze floral detailing around its rim and body, which extends outwards onto a stone pedestal. Four birds sit atop the chalice.

Zuber & Cie

Directoire Wallpaper border

Brown bordered wallpaper containing large blue hydrangeas with thick brown leaves and stems, mirrored and repeated down the center, overtop a white and gray lacelike floral pattern.

Unknown Maker

Pair of Wallpaper Borders

Print of multiple tall, outdoor archways, with engraved geometric patterning and sculpted statues, extending out into a sunset horizon. Various groups, all accompanied by a guard, stand within the archways.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border The Adventures of Don Quixote

Circular vignette depicting a monkey amidst tropical foliage and fruit, encased within a decorative, dotted border on a burgundy field.

Unknown Maker, French

Flowers and Animals Wallpaper

Aged print of a man and woman wearing layered clothing standing next to trees and a small cottage. The man plays fiddle and woman is barefoot holding a filled apron.

Unknown Maker, French

The Poor Blind Man Wallpaper

Opulent scene set in a grand, columned hall depicting a lavishly dressed nobleman commanding attention and engaging with a subservient figure who is kneeling before him.

Unknown Maker, French

Interview between Henri IV and Sully (Entretien d’Henri IV et de Sully)

Small gray horizontal border design featuring light gray interconnected geometric spirals framed by thin blue edges.

Unknown Maker, French

Border

Botanical pattern with green leaves and curled vines, and pink, blue, and yellow patterns set against a soft beige background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Thin strip with repeating orange teardrop and floral ornamentation with white and green accents, interspersed with white vine and leaf linework against a light blue background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山

Fashionable Winding-stream Banquet (風流曲水ノ宴 Furyū kyokusui no en), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsukawa Shunshō

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV as Hata no Daizen, Edo (Japanese period)

Stylized lyre motif which is yellow in the top half and black in the bottom with detailing throughout. There is a sunburst emblem above the strings.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment

A vibrant landscape showing two travelers on a narrow path besides a steep, blue cliff with pine trees under a bright, clear sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōkute 大久手, Edo Period

A landscape depicting travelers on a curving road between tree-covered hills, and an expansive sky accented by orange clouds.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tsumago 妻籠, Edo Period

A polychrome woodblock print in muted tones. A seated child in a chrysanthemum-patterned long-sleeved robe plays a toy zither.

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Child as Benzaiten Playing a Toy Zither, Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

The fickle type: Takanawa (Uwakiso takanawa), Edo (Japanese period)