Museum Exhibition
Catalogue of Works
Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
30 documented works

Victor Marie de Launay
L'architecture ottomane : ouvrage autorisé par iradé impérial et publié sous le patronage de Son Excellence Edhem Pacha, ministère des travaux publics, président de la Commission Impérial Ottomane pour l'Exposition Universelle de 1873 à Vienne
1873
Chromolithography, lithography
vii, 86, 58 pages, 190 leaves of plates in various foliations : illustrations (some color) ; Height: 20 1/2 in. (52 cm) x 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
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Rafael Contreras
Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra
1847-1890
Plaster (original stucco, tiling and wood) colored.
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
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Sudan
Tanbūra
19th century
wood, skin, various materials
L. 54.5 cm.; W. 15 cm.; D. 10 cm.
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Girdle Clasp
19th century
Silver sheet; applied with filigree, granulation, inlaid with enamel
Overall with chain: H. 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm) W. 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm) D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) Wt. 20.266oz. (574.6g)
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Swan-Neck Bottle (Ashkdan)
19th century
Glass; dip molded, blown, folded foot
H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm) Max. Diam 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
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Hilya (Votive Tablet)
18th century
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; mounted on wood
Ht. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) D. 3/8 in. (1 cm)
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Watch
1822–38
Case of gold and enamel, with floral design; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement
Height: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Diameter: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
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Caucasian
Miquelet Pistol
19th century; grip, dated A.H. 1268/1851–2 CE
Steel, silver, ivory, leather, niello
L. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); L. of barrel 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Cal. .54 in (13.7 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 11.5 oz. (779.6 g)
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Jar
late 12th–first half 13th century
Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on transparent glaze
H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) Max. diam. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
View at museumAlice Cordelia Morse
The Alhambra
1892
Cream cloth covered boards with gold, green and blue decoration
8 15/16 × 14 3/16 in. (22.7 × 36 cm) Other: 8 15/16 x 6 in. (22.7 x 15.3 cm) Other: 8 15/16 × 8 3/16 in. (22.7 × 20.8 cm)
View at museumEar Ornament
18th–mid-20th century
Gold, rubies, green beryl, glass, and pearls
H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm) W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
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Candlestick Base
first half 14th century
Brass with silver inlay
H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm) Max. Diam. (irregular) 13 3/16 in. (33.4 cm)
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Jean-Louis Moré
Watch
ca. 1830
Case of gold and enamel, with floral design; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement
2 3/16 x 3/8 in. (5.6 x 1cm); Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
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ca. 1870–80
Glass; free blown, enameled, and gilded
H. 19 11/16 in. (50 cm) Diam. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
View at museumE. & H. T. Anthony
[Music Stand, Central Park, New York]
1870s
Albumen silver print
Image: 2 15/16 × 6 1/16 in. (7.5 × 15.4 cm) Sheet: 3 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. (8.7 × 17.5 cm)
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Eugène Delacroix
Figure in a Doorway
1832
Watercolor over graphite
Overall: 4 x 6 1/8 in. (10.2 x 15.5 cm)
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Horace Vernet
Portrait of a "Mamelouk"
1810
Oil on canvas
29 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (75 x 61.5 cm)
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Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant)
Scene in a Harem (Un Envoi de Serbie)
1876
Oil on canvas
12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (31.1 x 39.4 cm)
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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Assan, a Young Man
ca. 1855–56
Graphite
10 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (26.6 × 16.2 cm)
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Jean-Pierre Dantan
Satirical Portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Apollinaire Lebas (1797–1873)
1836
Plaster
confirmed: 13 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 7 13/16 in., 3.8 lb. (33.3 × 13 × 19.9 cm, 1.7 kg)
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Uçetek Entari or Three-Skirt Robe
ca. mid-19th–early 20th century
Silk (warp) and cotton (weft); warp patterning with extra silk and extra metallic thread; lining: printed plain weave cotton
Overall: H. 54 in. (137.2 cm) W. 88 in. (223.5 cm)
View at museumDéfilé: Combat de Grecs et de Turcs (Dervenakia?)
1830s
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 15 13/16 in. (31 × 40.2 cm)
View at museumBethesda Terrace and Mall, Music Pavilion on Mall, Details of Alteration and Extension, Mason's and Carpenter's Contract, front elevation showing additional paneling and substructure
April 5, 1886
Drawing
Sheet: 23 3/4 × 34 3/4 in. (60.3 × 88.3 cm)
View at museumBowl
ca. 1870
Earthenware, incised decoration under blue glaze
4 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (12.1 × 24.1 cm)
View at museumThe Turkish Patrol
ca. 1830–31
Oil on canvas
45 1/16 × 70 1/2 in. (114.5 × 179 cm)Framed: 59 13/16 × 85 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (1520 × 2180 × 200 mm)
View at museumMoorish Bath
1870
Oil on canvas
20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)Framed: 32 1/2 × 28 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (82.6 × 73 × 14 cm)
View at museumFrench Dress with Bustle and Islamic-Inspired Calligraphy
ca. 1877
Cream silk organza, yellow silk faille, silk fringe, and chiffon
Bodice circumference: 34" at the bust and 25" at the waist Bodice length:13" from center back neck to waistSkirt: 41 1/2" long from waist to hem, with an additional 10" train at the back.The hips are unfitted
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1832
Pencil on paper
11 × 8 in. (27.9 × 20.3 cm)Framed: 17 5/16 × 14 3/16 in. (44 × 36 cm)
View at museumUmar is Thrown Over the Wall, but is Unharmed
ca. 1557-1577
Painting on cotton paper
27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in. (70 x 55 cm.)
View at museumAn Oriental Interior
1863
Oil on panel
Framed: 20 13/16 × 18 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (52.8 × 48 × 40 cm)13 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 9/16 in. (34 × 24.9 × 9 cm)
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