Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 2,050 of them are on view in the museum now. 84,251 of them are available online. There are 1,315 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. They are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for cream ladle jelly spoon, waffle knife, pie knife, and dessert spoon, "Nessus Carrying Off Dejanira"

Unknown Maker, American

Knife

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Katagami (pattern paper) stencil

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Ritual Knife, Zhou

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for butter spreader and tea knife "Arion Saved by a Dolphin"

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for dessert knife "Ceres (Summer)"

Unknown Maker, American

Knife

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Knife

Unknown Maker, American

Child's Knife

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for cake knife individual fish knife, dessert knife, and ice cream slicer, "Perseus with the Head of Medusa"

Unknown Maker

Fish Knife

Unknown Maker, English

Pair of Urn-Shape Knife Boxes

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for pickle knife teaspoon, orange spoon, pap spoon, ice cream spoon, and sugar spoon, "Penelope Recognizing Ulysses"

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Pattern for butter knife cheese knife, individual large salad fork, beef fork, large pastry fork, and individual large fish fork, "Oedipus and the Sphynx"