Museum images of furniture have been modified. Original images and information are courtesy of the Open Access/Content programs of the museums as listed below.
BETWEEN WATER AND SKY
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu.
Side Chair: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Made by J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen , New York, date c.1885, reference 1982.62.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Side Table. Accession 1991.87, ca. 1872. 
Purchase, Rogers Fund, Bequests of Ogden Livingston Mills and Bernard M. Baruch, by exchange, and Margaret A. Darrin, Anne Eden Woodward Foundation and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1991. 
Original elephant images/info courtesy of the Open Access program at Minneapolis Institute of Art. https://new.artsmia.org
"Elephant" mechanical bank (blue), Accession 2003.236.411, c.1900. 
"Elephant" mechanical bank (brown), Accession 2003.236.280, c.1900.
BIRD WATCH
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Punch Bowl: Accession 1971.274, Sèvres Manufactory, ca.1772, 5 1/8 × 13 1/4 in. Rogers Fund, 1971.
Pair of wall brackets: Accession 1974.28.61, .62, ca.1750, British. Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973. 
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Table: Object BK-16032 , anonymous, France, c. 1810. 
Parrot on a rock: Object AK-RBK-18006, anonymous, China, c.1700 - 1724.
Blue Macaw: Object BK-17496, Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, Johann Joachim Kändler, Meissen, 1731. 
Armchair: Object BK-NM-12138, anonymous, Florence (?), c.1550 - 1600. 
CAT AND MOUSE
The Cleveland Museum of Art. 
Settee: Philippe-Joseph Pluvinet, France, c.1780, painted wood and upholstery, 64 in. Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1979.6 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.6 
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu.
Pillow cover: reference 1994.9, England, c.1620, embroidered linen. Robert Allerton Endowment. 
DO YOU BELIEVE IN A KINDER WORLD?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Sofa: Accession number, 1982.60.71, ca. 1755-80, gift of The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982.
Frames: Cassetta frame accession number, 1975.1.2318, mid-16th century, and Frame accession number, 1975.1.2200, ca. 1680-1700. Both frames credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.  
FACE THE WIND
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
(Armchair) Armstoel van notenhout met petit-point bekleding: Object BK-16024-B, maker unknown, Northern Netherlands, c. 1700-1725.
(Table) Tafel met opklapbaar blad. Op de in drieën gesplitse poten pikkende vogels en drakenkoppen: Object BK-16163, maker unknown, Great Britain, c. 1700-1800. 
Minneapolis Institute of Art. https://new.artsmia.org
Celestial Horse: Accession 2002.45, c.1st-2nd century, maker unknown, China. 
Prancing Horse on Pebbled Base - still bank: Accession 2003.236.1032, c. 1910,  maker unknown, United States. 
(white) Horse: Accession 94.86.1, c. 7th-10th century, maker unknown, China. 
FOX HUNT
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Couch: Accession 66.221.1, Duncan Phyfe & Sons, New York City, c. 1837, 38 1/2 x 74 x 24 1/2 in. Purchase, L. E. Katzenbach Fund Gift, 1966.
GO FISH
The Cleveland Museum of Art. 
Chair: Herter Brothers, New York, C.1880, ebonized cherry & other woods. Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1982.5 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.5 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Vase with Cranes, Clouds, and Waves, accession 14.40.165, late 18th century, China, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913.
Vase, Grueby Faience Company, accession 69.91.2, ca.1899-1910, Boston, Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, 1969. 
Vase, John Bennett,  accession 1984.425, c.1882, New York, Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984. 
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art https://collections.lacma.org
Trunk with Brocade (Kati Rimo) Design, ca.1550-1650, Tibet, Wood with mineral pigments on cloth; metal fittings. 
GREY & WHITE CAT WITH TULIPS
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu.
Table: Made by Firm of Josef Danhauser, Austria, Center Table, date c.1820, reference number 1986.179. 
Chair: Tuscany, Italy, Armchair, date c.1800, reference number 1950.72. 
Vase 1: China, Globular Jar, Quing dynasty, Kangxi period, date 1662-1722, reference number 1941.688.
Vase 2: China, Vase with Rectangular Handles, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign mark and period, date 1736-1795, reference number 1924.432.
GREYHOUND DREAMS OF EGYPT
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Settee: Accession 24.136.1, Possibly made by Benjamin Goodison, British, ca. 730. Fletcher Fund, 1924.
Work table: Accession 45.72, British, late 18th century. Gift of Agnes Miles Carpenter, 1945.
Pillow: Accession 34.104.4, British, late 17th century, 15 x 9 in. Rogers Fund, 1934. 
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu.
Mirror: Reference 1998.155, maker, Paris?, c.1550-1580. 
I FORGIVE YOU
The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Pier table: Josheph Meeks and Sons. c.1829-1835. Mahogany and marble. Gift of Mrs. R. Livingston Ireland. 1981.65. https://web-collection-prod.clevelandart.org/art/1981.65
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Pair of Lotus Petal Vases: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period. Porcelain. 8 3/8 in. Bequest of John.L.Severance. 1942.668 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.668 
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MADAME GRISE
The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Mantel: Probably by William Kent, England, c.1730, marble. Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Fund 1944.472 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.472
Armchair: Attributed to Nicolas Heurtaut, France, c.1755, carved and gilded wood. Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.160  https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.160
Pair of Candle Stands: Thomas Chippendale, England, c. 1773, gilt-wood, gesso. John L. Severance Fund 2018.203 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.203
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Andirons: Fireplace wall paneling from the John Hewlett House, accession 10.183, 1740–60. Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1910. 
REMEMBER THE BIRCH TREES
The Finnish National Gallery. https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en
Desk: oak, state deposit, S 724:1. Finland. 
Table clock: state deposit, S 677. Finland. 
Bird: silver, state inheritance, 2002, SG-2002-90. Collection: Beatrice Granberg Collection.
A swan-shaped candy bowl: silver, state inheritance, 2002, SG-2002-164, c. 1890 - 1910. Collection: Beatrice Granberg Collection.
SELF PORTRAIT
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu
Fruit sculpture: Reference 1950.2015b, artist unknown, American, c. 1800-1900.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Table: Object BK-2002-22, artist unknown, c. 1900-1925. 
The J. Paul Getty Museum. https://www.getty.edu *
(pair) of Chair(s): Object 71.DA.92, Jean Boucault, French, c. 1765–1770.
Bowl: Object 2003.293, artist unknown, Roman, c. 1st century A.D..
SUNDAY MORNING
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Dressing Table. Accession number 10.125.153, ca. 1800–1810. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909.
Armchair, Accession number 2010.218.3, 1830. Bequest of Patti Birch, 2007.
TABBY CAT WITH GOLDFISH BOWL
The J. Paul Getty Museum https://www.getty.edu
Chair (fauteuil de toilette). Georges Jacob and Jean-Baptiste-Simon Rode. c.1787. Carved beech, caning.*
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Console Table. Accession number, 07.225.184a, b, ca. 1775–80. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906.
THE LAST TIGER
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Table: Accession number, 58.75.46, gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation,1958. 
Chinese vases: Accession numbers, 24.80.271, bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923  and 79.2.122, purchase by subscription, 1879.
WHEN FLOWERS FALL
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Armchair (fauteuil) from Louis XVI's Salon des Jeux at Saint Cloud: Accession 07.225.107, Georges Jacob, French, c. 1788. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906.
Guéridon: Accession 2014.435.4, Werner & Mieth, Berlin, c. 1810. Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2014.
Bowl in the shape of a lotus leaf: Accession 2014.254, maker, China, c. late 18th–early 19th century, size. Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2014.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Footstool: Object BK-NM-1139, Dirk Schel, The Hague, c. 1766 - 1767.
WHEN WE WERE PATRIOTS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Easy Chair: Accession 35.117 , ca.1730–40, Boston. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935. 
Box: Accession 10.125.9, ca.1675–1700, American. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909.
Box: Accession 10.125.5, ca.1660–1700, American. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909.
Minneapolis Institute of Art. https://new.artsmia.org
Card Table: Accession 61.52.3, c.1780, maker Hepplewhite, United States. 
Tankard: Accession 74.57, ca 1760-1770, New York. 
WINGS AND THINGS
The Art Institute of Chicago. https://www.artic.edu
Chair: Reference 1987.215.3, Vienna, Austria, c. 1820/25. 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org.
Card table: Accession 1974.28.5, Dutch, ca.1725. Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973.
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