Curated OER
Constructing a Wardrobe
Sixth graders compare and contrast storage spaces of the past and present. They examine how furniture tells us how people lived, and work in pairs to design and construct a contemporary wardrobe that fits their personal needs.
University College London
Ucl: Digital Egypt:burial Customs of Late 2nd Intermediate Per. 18th Dyn.
Objects in burial chambers in the New Kingdom moved towards objects from daily life. Clicking on the pictures will take you to more pictures of examples of items found in these chambers. Hyperlinks to more information on this complex...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Art Wonders
Can portraits talk? What's in a landscape? How do artists make furniture? ArtWonders helps young learners ask and answer the kinds of questions that make observing art an interactive experience.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts Curriculum
An extremely well put together site full of information about the decorative arts, specifically the French decorative arts from about 1660 to 1790. Contains history, lesson plans, and even an image bank.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Rococo
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these are examples of "American Rococo" decorative furniture from the permanent collection. This overly ornate style originated in France and flourished in America in the 1750's.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Objects From Colonial Dutch America
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents "Architecture, Furniture, and Silver from Colonial Dutch America". This is an on-line overview of the exhibit that features works both decorative and utilitarian objects from from Colonial Dutch...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vanderbilt Mantelpiece
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined sculptured mantelpiece "Vanderbilt Mantelpiece" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The mantelpiece is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
Peabody Essex Museum
Peabody Essex Museum: Luxury and Innovation: Furniture Masterworks, Federalist
This resource presents an in-depth exploration of American furniture masterworks from the Federalist period by John and Thomas Seymour, called "Luxury and Innovation." This on-line accompaniment to the actual exhibition contains videos...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 6: La Casa
In this sixth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about Hispanic homes and architecture. As they listen, speak, and write about houses, they will use related vocabulary, e.g., furniture, floors, and housekeeping...
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Highlights
The MFA's collection of European decorative arts and sculpture include approximately 22,000 works of art from the seventh century until the present day. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Rococo Style
This website gives the history of the Rococo, a style of decoration in Europe and France in the 18th century. It applies to other forms of art, but not architecture. Provides related links.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Arts and Crafts Movement
Learn about the Arts and Crafts movement and the artists involved. There are images on the page and links to artists as well. Site by ArtLex, providing an online art dictionary.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries: Le Garde Meuble
Find illistrustrations of French furniture types and styles from a noteworthy French periodical, Le Garde-meuble.
Other
Design Museum (London): A Century of Chairs
Beginning with Michael Thonet's design of furniture in the 1800's, this site from Design Museum explores the changes in the design of the chair through the ages of art.
Other
The New Orleans Museum of Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art features Faberge jewels and Louisiana art and decorative arts, Asian, Native American, Oceanic, and African art, along with paintings and photographs from Europe and America. Click on the highlights of the...
Other
Gapminder: Dollar Street
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Woods
The Egyptians used wood for many things, but had very little locally, so you can see that they needed to trade for it. Read about how the carpenters used the wood they acquired. Hyperlinks to other places in website. Links to other...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Mr. Getty began acquiring European furniture in the 1930s and soon became an avid collector of European Decorative Arts. Today the J. Paul Getty Museum has an extensive collection primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Opening the Decorative Arts Collection
They may look like flat-front desks or cabinets, but many objects in the J. Paul Getty Museum's Decorative Arts collection contain secret keyholes, drawers, writing surfaces, and private cubbies that offer a fascinating glimpse into the...
Other
Alien Travel Guide: All About Sculpture
This is a descriptive site that offers information on types, styles, media, artists, history, and periods in creation of sculpture.
Curated OER
Commode / Joubert
This site is a beautiful collection of furniture art can be found here. Teachers and students can explore each piece's history and context by clicking on the image. Choose from beds, boxes, cabinets, chairs and more.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Parts of a Bed
Labeled diagram highlighting the parts of a bed.