The Medium label records the materials that are applied in the making of an artpiece. This information is oftentimes provided by the Harvard Art Museums' conservators as a result of their expertise, technical examination, and/or analysis.
| Name | ID | Object Count |
|---|---|---|
| acrylic (resin) | 2042984 | 1 |
| Acrylic paint | 2028390 | 92 |
| actinolite | 2035850 | 1 |
| AE | 2028594 | 11107 |
| agate | 2029669 | 44 |
| alabaster | 2029642 | 46 |
| alkyd (resin) | 2043021 | 1 |
| alkyd paint | 2042444 | 4 |
| aluminum | 2035189 | 10 |
| Amber | 2036266 | 1 |
| amethyst | 2029648 | 8 |
| aquamarine | 2035255 | 6 |
| AR | 2028376 | 5425 |
| AR? | 2037502 | 12 |
| aspron | 2036838 | 1 |
| AV | 2029738 | 723 |
| ball-point ink | 2028987 | 79 |
| bamboo | 2035821 | 7 |
| basalt | 2029722 | 7 |
| Bi | 2036210 | 442 |
| billon | 2036452 | 23 |
| birch | 2036218 | 1 |
| biscuit | 2035146 | 3 |
| bistre | 2029602 | 1 |
| black and red chalk | 2028185 | 72 |
| black and white chalk | 2028710 | 305 |
| black chalk | 2028346 | 618 |
| black crayon | 2028368 | 265 |
| black ink | 2028245 | 2755 |
| black, red and white chalk | 2028762 | 52 |
| blue ink | 2038604 | 4 |
| bole (clay) | 2042450 | |
| Bone | 2029674 | 146 |
| boxwood | 2035160 | 9 |
| brass | 2028691 | 201 |
| bronze | 2028223 | 1892 |
| brown chalk | 2029582 | 6 |
| brown ink | 2028196 | 1486 |
| brown wash | 2028763 | 101 |
| camphorwood | 2035877 | |
| Carbon paper transfer | 2028974 | 1 |
| Cardboard | 2036070 | 1 |
| carnelian | 2029649 | 75 |
| casein paint | 2028953 | 8 |
| cellulose acetate | 2042701 | |
| cellulose acetate butyrate | 2042717 | |
| cellulose acetate propionate | 2042611 | |
| cellulose nitrate | 2042724 | |
| cement | 2039329 | 1 |
| Ceramic | 2028311 | 5789 |
| chalcedony | 2029712 | 38 |
| Chalk | 2028184 | 1647 |
| Charcoal | 2028180 | 1081 |
| cherry | 2036080 | 2 |
| chert | 2029645 | 2 |
| chlorite | 2029734 | 1 |
| Chocolate | 2036229 | 3 |
| citrine | 2035256 | 3 |
| Clay | 2042449 | 6 |
| Clay, unfired | 2028319 | 206 |
| colored chalk | 2028724 | 75 |
| colored crayon | 2028248 | 32 |
| colored ink | 2028761 | 145 |
| Colored pencil | 2028902 | 164 |
| colored wash | 2029422 | 5 |
| Composition (material) | 2042452 | 2 |
| Conté crayon | 2028676 | 41 |
| copper | 2028649 | 190 |
| copperpoint | 2028990 | 4 |
| cotton | 2029766 | 43 |
| Crayon | 2028247 | 2760 |
| cypress | 2035234 | 29 |
| Dammar | 2038691 | |
| diorite | 2035193 | 4 |
| dolomite | 2035223 | 2 |
| Earth | 2036840 | 1 |
| earthenware | 2029691 | 873 |
| egg tempera | 2037540 | 9 |
| EL | 2035976 | 426 |
| EL? | 2037601 | 1 |
| electrum | 2037626 | 1 |
| emulsion paint | 2042447 | |
| Enamel | 2028982 | 89 |
| epoxy | 2042744 | |
| faience | 2036312 | 2 |
| Faience | 2029650 | 58 |
| Fat | 2035318 | 2 |
| fiber-tip ink | 2028961 | 78 |
| Fiberglass | 2039519 | |
| Film | 2036837 | 22 |
| Formica (TM) | 2036633 | |
| fritware | 2029686 | 155 |
| fruitwood | 2035201 | 2 |
| garnet | 2029713 | 5 |
| gesso | 2042471 | 1 |
| gilt bronze | 2028342 | 125 |
| gilt silver | 2028347 | 43 |
| Glass | 2028396 | 732 |
| glass paste | 2035197 | 46 |
| goat hair | 2035483 | 1 |
| gold | 2028692 | 164 |
| gold and silver pigments | 2035412 | 15 |
| gold leaf | 2042454 | 2 |
| gold pigment | 2033792 | 25 |
| gold plate | 2035321 | 3 |
| Gouache | 2028219 | 295 |
| granite | 2028703 | 12 |
| Graphite | 2028183 | 8652 |
| gray wash | 2028784 | 104 |
| Hair | 2035845 | 14 |
| hematite | 2029641 | 17 |
| hemp | 2035441 | 1 |
| Horn | 2028348 | 78 |
| India ink | 2036554 | 5 |
| Ink | 2028195 | 13620 |
| Ink and color | 2028336 | 4144 |
| Ink and gold | 2029076 | 116 |
| Ink and light color | 2035801 | 353 |
| Ink and mica | 2035812 | 14 |
| Ink and opaque watercolor | 2028955 | 380 |
| Ink and silver | 2035813 | 5 |
| Ink, color and gold | 2028307 | 579 |
| Ink, color and metallic pigment | 2035429 | 206 |
| Ink, color and mica | 2028335 | 95 |
| Ink, color and silver | 2035816 | 9 |
| Ink, color, gold and | 2035817 | |
| Ink, color, gold and silver | 2028380 | 84 |
| Ink, gold and silver | 2035411 | 38 |
| Ink, light color and gold | 2035820 | 2 |
| Ink, light color and metallic pigment | 2035831 | 12 |
| Ink, light color and mica | 2035819 | 21 |
| Ink, opaque watercolor and gold | 2028357 | 1189 |
| Ink, opaque watercolor and silver | 2035400 | 3 |
| Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver | 2028349 | 6 |
| iron | 2028627 | 93 |
| iron-gall ink | 2028722 | 4 |
| Ivory | 2028686 | 93 |
| jadeite | 2035196 | 19 |
| jasper | 2029670 | 23 |
| labradorite | 2035253 | 3 |
| Lacquer | 2035242 | 152 |
| lapis lazuli | 2029710 | 3 |
| lead | 2028404 | 1717 |
| leaf (metal) | 2042453 | 2 |
| Leather | 2035148 | 21 |
| Letraset | 2036628 | |
| limestone | 2028241 | 494 |
| linden | 2028405 | 26 |
| linen | 2029081 | 118 |
| mahogany | 2028356 | 89 |
| malachite | 2028463 | 2 |
| maple | 2035139 | 6 |
| marble | 2028229 | 526 |
| melamine formaldehyde | 2042760 | |
| Metal | 2028222 | 31440 |
| metallic fiber | 2035173 | 22 |
| Metalpoint | 2028200 | 102 |
| mixed fibers | 2035174 | 36 |
| Mixed media | 2028211 | 469 |
| Multiple drawing media | 2028215 | 294 |
| Multiple media | 2029636 | 7 |
| Neon | 2038676 | 1 |
| nephrite | 2035848 | 665 |
| nickel | 2036314 | 2 |
| nylon 6 | 2042828 | |
| oak | 2028345 | 81 |
| obsidian | 2029694 | 4 |
| Oil | 2028177 | 3331 |
| Oil pastel | 2036081 | 8 |
| oil size | 2042468 | |
| onyx | 2029656 | 18 |
| opal | 2035254 | 9 |
| Opaque watercolor | 2028893 | 282 |
| Opaque watercolor and gold | 2028362 | 209 |
| Opaque watercolor and silver | 2035428 | 2 |
| Opaque watercolor, gold and silver | 2028354 | 8 |
| Paintstick | 2028704 | 8 |
| Paper | 2028660 | 285 |
| Paper pulp | 2037553 | 1 |
| Papier-mâché | 2037501 | 1 |
| Parchment | 2035462 | |
| Pastel | 2028216 | 195 |
| Pb | 2036137 | 4090 |
| pear | 2037742 | 1 |
| Perlon (TM) | 2042829 | |
| pewter | 2035184 | 35 |
| phenol formaldehyde | 2042766 | |
| Pigment | 2029080 | 299 |
| pine | 2028699 | 4 |
| plant fiber | 2035871 | 11 |
| Plaster | 2028299 | 1093 |
| plastic | 2029668 | 285 |
| plywood | 2036230 | 3 |
| poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-co-styrene) | 2042774 | |
| poly(acrylonitrile-co-styrene) | 2042785 | |
| poly(butyl acrylate) | 2042788 | |
| poly(butyl methacrylate) | 2042619 | |
| poly(ethyl acrylate) | 2042620 | |
| poly(ethylene terephthalate) | 2042622 | |
| poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) | 2042789 | |
| poly(methyl methacrylate) | 2042628 | |
| poly(styrene-co-butadiene) | 2042629 | |
| poly(styrene-co-ethylene-co-polypropylene) | 2042623 | |
| poly(vinyl acetate) | 2042818 | |
| poly(vinyl butyral) | 2042824 | |
| poly(vinyl chloride) | 2042674 | |
| poly(vinyl chloride-co-vinyl acetate) | 2042624 | |
| poly(vinyl chloride-co-vinylidene chloride) | 2042625 | |
| poly(α-methylstyrene-co-butadiene) | 2042626 | |
| polycaprolactam | 2042827 | |
| polychloroprene | 2042830 | |
| polydimethylsiloxane | 2042835 | |
| polyester (resin) | 2042842 | |
| polyester polyurethane | 2042871 | |
| polyether polyurethane | 2042664 | |
| polyetherimide | 2042646 | |
| polyethylene | 2042892 | |
| polyisoprene | 2042913 | |
| polyoxymethylene | 2042925 | |
| polypropylene | 2042650 | |
| polystyrene | 2042657 | |
| polyurethane | 2042881 | |
| poplar | 2035299 | 1 |
| porcelain | 2028398 | 796 |
| porphyry | 2035200 | 4 |
| potin | 2036204 | 1 |
| printer's ink | 2029635 | 162 |
| purple crayon | 2036839 | 1 |
| pyrophyllite | 2035866 | 1 |
| quartz | 2029646 | 14 |
| quartz crystal | 2029671 | 18 |
| quarzite | 2029673 | 3 |
| Rattan | 2037650 | 1 |
| red and white chalk | 2028721 | 44 |
| red bole | 2042451 | 3 |
| red chalk | 2028333 | 310 |
| red ink | 2038594 | 3 |
| regenerated cellulose | 2042643 | |
| Resin | 2039518 | |
| rhodium | 2036520 | 1 |
| rosewood | 2029096 | 4 |
| rottenstone | 2042443 | 1 |
| Rubber | 2036632 | 1 |
| sand | 2042594 | |
| sandalwood | 2036143 | 1 |
| sandstone | 2029077 | 74 |
| sard | 2029714 | 3 |
| sardonyx | 2029750 | 10 |
| satinwood | 2035191 | 5 |
| schist | 2035825 | 13 |
| sepia | 2036065 | |
| serpentine | 2028482 | 5 |
| Shell | 2029711 | 8 |
| silk | 2028388 | 261 |
| silver | 2028401 | 1426 |
| silver birch | 2035169 | |
| silver leaf | 2042455 | |
| silver pigment | 2038700 | |
| silver plate | 2029073 | 39 |
| silverpoint | 2028933 | 22 |
| sisal | 2035872 | 20 |
| size (material) | 2042469 | |
| slate | 2029747 | 2 |
| soapstone | 2028458 | 7 |
| Spray lacquer | 2039520 | |
| stained glass | 2028397 | 56 |
| stainless steel | 2036631 | 2 |
| steatite | 2029715 | 67 |
| steel | 2028395 | 62 |
| Stone | 2028228 | 3309 |
| stoneware | 2028312 | 1830 |
| synthetic fiber | 2035293 | 25 |
| Synthetic media | 2029107 | 14 |
| Tape | 2036160 | 4 |
| teak | 2035830 | 1 |
| Tempera | 2028314 | 332 |
| Terracotta | 2028328 | 2521 |
| tert-butylphenol formaldehyde | 2042678 | |
| Textile materials | 2028387 | 2630 |
| tin | 2035316 | 4 |
| Toner | 2039061 | |
| Tortoise shell | 2028693 | 14 |
| tourmaline | 2035257 | 2 |
| tufa | 2029685 | 5 |
| turquoise | 2028466 | 2 |
| typewriter ribbon ink | 2038843 | |
| unsaturated polyester | 2042644 | |
| urea-formaldehyde | 2042938 | |
| Varnish | 2036627 | |
| vinyl | 2042952 | 1 |
| walnut | 2028687 | 74 |
| Wash | 2028208 | 371 |
| Watercolor | 2028206 | 2563 |
| Watercolor and gouache | 2028176 | 149 |
| Wax | 2033616 | 17 |
| white chalk | 2028723 | 5 |
| white metal | 2029773 | 64 |
| Wood | 2028326 | 1486 |
| wool | 2029067 | 237 |
| zinc | 2035235 | 15 |
