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Nathaniel Olds, Jeptha Homer Wade , 1837, Cleveland Museum of Art: American Painting and Sculpture

The green-tinted spectacles worn by Olds were designed to protect the eyes from the intensity of Argand lamps, a type of indoor light used during the early 1800s. These lamps burned whale oil, and many people worried that its bright flames might damage eyesight.The painter of this portrait founded the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1854 and soon became one of Cleveland's wealthiest industrialists. His grandson, Jeptha Wade II, was a founder of the Cleveland Museum of Art and donated the land upon which it stands as a Christmas gift to the city in 1892. Size: Framed: 87 x 71.8 x 5.7 cm (34 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Unframed: 76.5 x 61.2 cm (30 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.) Medium: oil on canvas

Sword of Justice, 1660, Art Institute of Chicago: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance

George F. Harding Collection Size: Overall L. 105 cm (41 5/16 in.) Blade L. 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 3 oz. Medium: Wood, sharkskin, and brass

The Tarot Cards, Zush, 1976-79, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

Gift of Gloria Kirby Size: 29 x 17 1/2" (73.6 x 44.5 cm) Medium: Torn and cut-and-pasted papers, black and colored inks and mirror on board

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, Lee Krasner, 1967, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

Gift of the artist Size: sheet (each): 13 15/16 x 10 7/8" (35.4 x 27.7 cm) Medium: Gouache on acetate

Sword, Unidentified Ngala artist, late 19th century–early 20th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Extreme Tension, Louise Bourgeois, 2006, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

Gift of the artist Size: plate: 59 3/4 x 14 3/8" (151.8 x 36.5 cm); sheet: 61 7/16 x 14 15/16" (156 x 38 cm) Medium: Etching, with hand additions