Old Souvenirs

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Artist: John F. Peto
Date: ca. 1881–1901
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 22 in. (67.9 x 55.9 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4E3B18 · 55%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6F582E · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8C7C5F · 9%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #144849 · 6%

Indigo Banner · Blue family · #0F4D67 · 5%

Charred Umber · Black family · #201A0E · 3%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #AE9D79 · 3%

Pine Needle · Green family · #223422 · 2%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #67440A · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #2F230F · 2%

Lampblack · Black family · #0B0C05 · 2%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #542B15 · 1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #38372D · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #020105 · <1%

Blueprint Wash · Blue family · #5D8094 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #732D10 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #9EAAB6 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3B1B19 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Oliver Burr Jennings, 1968

10 tags

Still Life Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the subject as Still Life, and the image visibly presents an arranged collection of inanimate objects and paper materials.
Group of Objects Visual · 96%

The composition contains numerous distinct arranged objects, including papers, labels, cards, a portrait, a botanical image, and book-like volumes.
Text Visual · 99%

Printed headlines, labels, numerals, handwritten notes, and partial inscriptions are prominent across the depicted papers and objects.
Childhood Visual · 91%

A clearly recognizable portrait of a young child appears in the upper-left area of the arrangement.

Earth Tones Visual · 95%

Ocher, brown, tan, muted red, subdued green, and blue dominate the palette.
Dense Composition Visual · 94%

The central arrangement is crowded with overlapping papers and objects, producing a compact and visually dense cluster.

Trompe l’oeil Interpretive · 84%

The painted papers and objects are rendered as a convincing frontal display with convincing overlap, attachment, and surface wear, supporting a trompe-l’oeil reading based on appearance.
Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies the medium as oil on canvas.

19th Century Art Metadata · 83%

The catalog dates the work to circa 1881–1901, with the principal date range falling in the late nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog gives the place of origin as American and identifies the work with The American Wing.

John F. Peto. Old Souvenirs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.