1. Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer vase. 1786. Blue Jasperware
Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer vase Blue Jasperware. height 18 in. Courtesy of the Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. [Fig. 14-1]
Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer vase Blue Jasperware. height 18 in. Courtesy of the Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. [Fig. 14-1]

2. Wedgwood Queen’s Ware kitchenware. c. 1850
Wedgwood Queen’s Ware kitchenware. c Courtesy of the Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. [Fig. 14-2]
Wedgwood Queen’s Ware kitchenware. c Courtesy of the Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. [Fig. 14-2]

3. Euthymides. Dancing revelers, found in a tomb at Vulci. c. 510–500 BCE
Euthymides. Dancing revelers, found in a tomb at Vulci. c. 510–500 BCE. made in Athens. height approximately 24 in. Museum Antiker Kleinkunst, Munich. Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, Germany. [Fig. 14-3]
Euthymides. Dancing revelers, found in a tomb at Vulci. c. 510–500 BCE. made in Athens. height approximately 24 in. Museum Antiker Kleinkunst, Munich. Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, Germany. [Fig. 14-3]

4. Hon’ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo
Hon’ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo. Momoyama or early Edo period, early 17th century. 3-1/2 × 4-9/10 in. Mitsui Bunko Museum, Tokyo. [Fig. 14-4]
Hon’ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo. Momoyama or early Edo period, early 17th century. 3-1/2 × 4-9/10 in. Mitsui Bunko Museum, Tokyo. [Fig. 14-4]

5. Peter Voulkos. X-Neck. 1990. Woodfired stoneware stack
Peter Voulkos. X-Neck Woodfired stoneware stack. height 34-1/2 in.; diameter 21 in. Private Collection. Photo: Schopplein Studio, Berkeley. © 1997 Peter Voulkos. [Fig. 14-5]
Peter Voulkos. X-Neck Woodfired stoneware stack. height 34-1/2 in.; diameter 21 in. Private Collection. Photo: Schopplein Studio, Berkeley. © 1997 Peter Voulkos. [Fig. 14-5]

6. Maria Montoya Martinez. Jar, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. c. 1939
Maria Montoya Martinez. Jar, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. c Blackware. 11-1/8 × 13 in. The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. [Fig. 14-6]
Maria Montoya Martinez. Jar, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. c Blackware. 11-1/8 × 13 in. The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. [Fig. 14-6]

7. Pottery wheel-throwing, from Craft and Art of Clay
Pottery wheel-throwing, from Craft and Art of Clay. Courtesy of Laurence King Publishing Ltd. [Fig. 14-7]
Pottery wheel-throwing, from Craft and Art of Clay. Courtesy of Laurence King Publishing Ltd. [Fig. 14-7]

8. Rose Cabat. Onion Feelie. n. d. Ceramic. height: 8-1/4 in
Rose Cabat. Onion Feelie. n.d. Ceramic. height: 8-1/4 in.; diameter 5-1/8 in. Collection of the Arizona State University Art Museum. Gift of the Mulcahy Foundation, Tucson Arizona State University Art Museum. [Fig. 14-8]
Rose Cabat. Onion Feelie. n.d. Ceramic. height: 8-1/4 in.; diameter 5-1/8 in. Collection of the Arizona State University Art Museum. Gift of the Mulcahy Foundation, Tucson Arizona State University Art Museum. [Fig. 14-8]

9. Kraakporselein. Plate, Ming Dynasty, late 16th– early 17th century
Kraakporselein. Plate, Ming Dynasty, late 16th– early 17th century. probably from the Ching-te Chen kilns. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. diameter 14-1/4 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Rogers Fund, 1916 (16.13). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. [Fig. 14-9]
Kraakporselein. Plate, Ming Dynasty, late 16th– early 17th century. probably from the Ching-te Chen kilns. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. diameter 14-1/4 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Rogers Fund, 1916 (16.13). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. [Fig. 14-9]

10. Betty Woodman. Floral Vase and Shadow. 1983. Glazed ceramic
Betty Woodman. Floral Vase and Shadow Glazed ceramic. Courtesy of Max Protetch. [Fig ]
Betty Woodman. Floral Vase and Shadow Glazed ceramic. Courtesy of Max Protetch. [Fig ]

11. Joyce Kozloff. Plaza Las Fuentes, Pasadena, California. 1990
Joyce Kozloff. Plaza Las Fuentes, Pasadena, California Glazed ceramic tiles; sculpture, Michael Lucero; landscape architect, Lawrence Halprin. Landscape architect: Lawrence Halprin; Architects: Moore, Ruble, Yudell; Developers: Maguire Thomas Partners; Sculpture: Michael Lucero. Photo: Tom VineTz. DC Moore Gallery, New York. [Fig ]
Joyce Kozloff. Plaza Las Fuentes, Pasadena, California Glazed ceramic tiles; sculpture, Michael Lucero; landscape architect, Lawrence Halprin. Landscape architect: Lawrence Halprin; Architects: Moore, Ruble, Yudell; Developers: Maguire Thomas Partners; Sculpture: Michael Lucero. Photo: Tom VineTz. DC Moore Gallery, New York. [Fig ]

12. Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party. 1979. Mixed media. 48 × 48 × 48 ft
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party Mixed media. 48 × 48 × 48 ft. installed. © 2012 Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Collection of The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Photograph © Donald Woodman. [Fig ]
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party Mixed media. 48 × 48 × 48 ft. installed. © 2012 Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Collection of The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Photograph © Donald Woodman. [Fig ]

13. Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting)
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting) Mixed media: ceramic, porcelain, textile. © 2012 Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, Photograph by Jook Leung Photography. [Fig ]
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting) Mixed media: ceramic, porcelain, textile. © 2012 Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, Photograph by Jook Leung Photography. [Fig ]

14. Julie Green. The Last Supper. 2000-ongoing
Julie Green. The Last Supper ongoing. Installation view of 357 plates in the 2009 exhibition Counter Intelligence. various sizes. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig ]
Julie Green. The Last Supper ongoing. Installation view of 357 plates in the 2009 exhibition Counter Intelligence. various sizes. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig ]

15. Julie Green. The Last Supper, Georgia, 26 June 2007. 2000-ongoing
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Georgia, 26 June ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig a]
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Georgia, 26 June ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig a]

16. Julie Green. The Last Supper, Texas, 22 January 2009. 2000-ongoing
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Texas, 22 January ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Photos courtesy of the artist. [Fig b]
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Texas, 22 January ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Photos courtesy of the artist. [Fig b]

17. Julie Green. The Last Supper, Indiana, 5 May 2007. 2000-ongoing
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Indiana, 5 May ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Photos courtesy of the artist. [Fig c]
Julie Green. The Last Supper, Indiana, 5 May ongoing. Porcelain. various sizes. Photos courtesy of the artist. [Fig c]

18. Mosaic glass bowl. 25 BCE–50 CE. fused and slumped, Roman
Mosaic glass bowl. 25 BCE–50 CE. fused and slumped, Roman. height 4-1/2 in. V&A Images, London / Art Resource, NY. [Fig ]
Mosaic glass bowl. 25 BCE–50 CE. fused and slumped, Roman. height 4-1/2 in. V&A Images, London / Art Resource, NY. [Fig ]

19. Moses window, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France. 1140–44. © Achim Bednorz, Koln. [Fig ]
Moses window, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France. 1140–44. © Achim Bednorz, Koln. [Fig ]

20. Dale Chihuly. Rotunda Chandelier (Victoria and Albert Chandelier) Glass. 27 × 12 × 12 ft. Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Art Resource, NY,. Courtesy Marlborough Gallery for artist. [Fig ]
Dale Chihuly. Rotunda Chandelier (Victoria and Albert Chandelier) Glass. 27 × 12 × 12 ft. Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Art Resource, NY,. Courtesy Marlborough Gallery for artist. [Fig ]

21. Fred Wilson. Drip Drop Plop Glass. approximately 99 × 72 × 62 in. Photograph by Ellen Labenski, Courtesy The Pace Gallery, New York. © Fred Wilson, courtesy The Pace Gallery. [Fig ]
Fred Wilson. Drip Drop Plop Glass. approximately 99 × 72 × 62 in. Photograph by Ellen Labenski, Courtesy The Pace Gallery, New York. © Fred Wilson, courtesy The Pace Gallery. [Fig ]

22. The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity
The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity. Franco-Flemish, 16th century, c Silk and wool, silver and silver-gilt threads. 12 ft. 1 in. × 8 ft. 3 in. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A., Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1937 ( ). [Fig ]
The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity. Franco-Flemish, 16th century, c Silk and wool, silver and silver-gilt threads. 12 ft. 1 in. × 8 ft. 3 in. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A., Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1937 ( ). [Fig ]

23. Embroidered rumal. late 18th century. Muslin and colored silks
Embroidered rumal. late 18th century. Muslin and colored silks. V & A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum. [Fig ]
Embroidered rumal. late 18th century. Muslin and colored silks. V & A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum. [Fig ]

24. Nicholas Carroll Estate Inventory, MS 2634. c. 1812
Nicholas Carroll Estate Inventory, MS c Manuscripts Division, Maryland Historical Society Library, The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. [Fig ]
Nicholas Carroll Estate Inventory, MS c Manuscripts Division, Maryland Historical Society Library, The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. [Fig ]

25. Fred Wilson. Mining the Museum, Installation detail: Whipping post and chairs for Cabinetmaking Photo: Jeff D. Goldman © Contemporary Museum. [Fig ]
Fred Wilson. Mining the Museum, Installation detail: Whipping post and chairs for Cabinetmaking Photo: Jeff D. Goldman © Contemporary Museum. [Fig ]

26. Fred Wilson. Mining the Museum, Installation detail: Silver Vessels and Slave Shackles for Metalwork Photo: Jeff D. Goldman © Contemporary Museum. [Fig ]
Fred Wilson. Mining the Museum, Installation detail: Silver Vessels and Slave Shackles for Metalwork Photo: Jeff D. Goldman © Contemporary Museum. [Fig ]

27. Anni Albers. Wall Hanging. 1926. Silk (two-ply weave). 72 × 48 in
Anni Albers. Wall Hanging Silk (two-ply weave). 72 × 48 in. © 2012 The Josef and Annie Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Association Fund. Photograph by Michael Nedzweski © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University. BR [Fig ]
Anni Albers. Wall Hanging Silk (two-ply weave). 72 × 48 in. © 2012 The Josef and Annie Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Association Fund. Photograph by Michael Nedzweski © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University. BR [Fig ]

28. Jessie T. Pettway. Bars and String-Pieced Columns. 1950s. Cotton
Jessie T. Pettway. Bars and String-Pieced Columns. 1950s. Cotton. 95 × 76 in. Photo: Steve Pitking/Pitking Studios. © Provided by Tinwood Alliance Collection, Atlanta ( [Fig ]
Jessie T. Pettway. Bars and String-Pieced Columns. 1950s. Cotton. 95 × 76 in. Photo: Steve Pitking/Pitking Studios. © Provided by Tinwood Alliance Collection, Atlanta ( [Fig ]

29. Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series)
Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series) Acrylic on canvas bordered with printed, painted, quilted, and pieced cloth. 74-5/8 × 68-1/2 in. © Collection: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. [Fig ]
Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series) Acrylic on canvas bordered with printed, painted, quilted, and pieced cloth. 74-5/8 × 68-1/2 in. © Collection: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. [Fig ]

30. Clay Lohmann. Black Lung. 2011
Clay Lohmann. Black Lung Cotton cloth, thread, silk batting, inflatable lung, buttons, tubing, safety pins. 90 × 80 in. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig ]
Clay Lohmann. Black Lung Cotton cloth, thread, silk batting, inflatable lung, buttons, tubing, safety pins. 90 × 80 in. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig ]

31. Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives Mother-of-pearl and bone buttons sewn to linen. 8 × 4-1/2 ft. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig a]
Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives Mother-of-pearl and bone buttons sewn to linen. 8 × 4-1/2 ft. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig a]

32. Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives, detail Mother-of-pearl and bone buttons sewn to linen. 8 × 4-1/2 ft. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig b]
Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives, detail Mother-of-pearl and bone buttons sewn to linen. 8 × 4-1/2 ft. Courtesy of the artist. [Fig b]

33. Joana Vasconcelos. Contamination. 2008–2010
Joana Vasconcelos. Contamination. 2008–2010. Hand-knitted and crocheted elements, applications in felt, industrial mesh, fabric, ornaments, polystyrene, polyester, steel cables, dimensions variable. Atelier Joana Vasconcelos. Courtesy Galerie Nathalie Obadia. [Fig ]
Joana Vasconcelos. Contamination. 2008–2010. Hand-knitted and crocheted elements, applications in felt, industrial mesh, fabric, ornaments, polystyrene, polyester, steel cables, dimensions variable. Atelier Joana Vasconcelos. Courtesy Galerie Nathalie Obadia. [Fig ]

34. Magdalena Abakanowicz. Backs in Landscape. 1978–81
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Backs in Landscape. 1978–81. Eighty sculptures of burlap and resin molded from plaster casts. over-life-size. Photo: Dirk Bakker, © Magdalena Abakanowicz, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York. [Fig ]
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Backs in Landscape. 1978–81. Eighty sculptures of burlap and resin molded from plaster casts. over-life-size. Photo: Dirk Bakker, © Magdalena Abakanowicz, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York. [Fig ]

35. Yinka Shonibare. Victorian Couple. 1999. Wax-printed cotton textile
Yinka Shonibare. Victorian Couple Wax-printed cotton textile. left approximately 60 × 36 × 36 in; right approximately 60 × 24 × 24 in. Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, and James Cohan Gallery, New York. [Fig ]
Yinka Shonibare. Victorian Couple Wax-printed cotton textile. left approximately 60 × 36 × 36 in; right approximately 60 × 24 × 24 in. Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, and James Cohan Gallery, New York. [Fig ]

36. Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot, base of the king’s ostrich-feather fan. 1335–1327 BCE. Beaten gold. 4 × 7-1/4 in. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY. [Fig ]
Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot, base of the king’s ostrich-feather fan. 1335–1327 BCE. Beaten gold. 4 × 7-1/4 in. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY. [Fig ]

37. Griffin bracelet, from the Oxus treasure. c. 500–400 BCE
Griffin bracelet, from the Oxus treasure. c. 500–400 BCE. Gold and stones. diameter 5 in. British Museum, London, UK. The Bridgeman Art Library. [Fig ]
Griffin bracelet, from the Oxus treasure. c. 500–400 BCE. Gold and stones. diameter 5 in. British Museum, London, UK. The Bridgeman Art Library. [Fig ]

38. Benvenuto Cellini. Saliera (saltcellar), Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth). 1540–43. Gold, niello work, and ebony base. height 10-1/4 in. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. [Fig ]
Benvenuto Cellini. Saliera (saltcellar), Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth). 1540–43. Gold, niello work, and ebony base. height 10-1/4 in. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. [Fig ]

39. Susan Ewing. Inner Circle Teapot. 1991. 925 silver, 24K vermeil
Susan Ewing. Inner Circle Teapot silver, 24K vermeil. 9-3/4 × 10-1/4 × 8-1/2 in. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Carl Potteiger. [Fig ]
Susan Ewing. Inner Circle Teapot silver, 24K vermeil. 9-3/4 × 10-1/4 × 8-1/2 in. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Carl Potteiger. [Fig ]

40. Nathan Dube. S. P. I. T. (Saliva and Paper Instigating Trauma). 2005
Nathan Dube. S.P.I.T. (Saliva and Paper Instigating Trauma) Precious metals. dimensions of case 2-3/4 × 4-1/4 in. Courtesy of the Artist. [Fig ]
Nathan Dube. S.P.I.T. (Saliva and Paper Instigating Trauma) Precious metals. dimensions of case 2-3/4 × 4-1/4 in. Courtesy of the Artist. [Fig ]

41. Heiltsuk. Bent-Corner Chest (Kook). c. 1860
Heiltsuk. Bent-Corner Chest (Kook). c Yellow and red cedar, and paint. 21-1/4 × 35-3/4 × 20-1/2 in. The Seattle Art Museum, Gift of John H. Hauberg and John and Grace Putnam. Photo by Paul Macapia. [Fig ]
Heiltsuk. Bent-Corner Chest (Kook). c Yellow and red cedar, and paint. 21-1/4 × 35-3/4 × 20-1/2 in. The Seattle Art Museum, Gift of John H. Hauberg and John and Grace Putnam. Photo by Paul Macapia. [Fig ]

42. Attributed to Thomas Dennis or William Searle. Chest
Attributed to Thomas Dennis or William Searle. Chest. made in Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1660–1680. Red oak, white oak. 29-3/4 × 49-1/8 × 21-3/8 in. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. Made in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Red oak, white oak, 29 3⁄4 × 49 1⁄8 × 21 3⁄8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909 ( ). [Fig ]
Attributed to Thomas Dennis or William Searle. Chest. made in Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1660–1680. Red oak, white oak. 29-3/4 × 49-1/8 × 21-3/8 in. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. Made in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Red oak, white oak, 29 3⁄4 × 49 1⁄8 × 21 3⁄8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909 ( ). [Fig ]

43. Margaret and Christine Wertheim. Crochet Coral and Anemone Garden
Margaret and Christine Wertheim. Crochet Coral and Anemone Garden ongoing. Institute For Figuring (IFF). Photo © the IFF. [Fig ]
Margaret and Christine Wertheim. Crochet Coral and Anemone Garden ongoing. Institute For Figuring (IFF). Photo © the IFF. [Fig ]