There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

See more objects with the tag interior, home, wallcovering, floral, scrolls, bouquets, diamond trellis, embossed.

Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object.
1989	We acquired this object.
2007	We photographed this object.
2013	This was an Object of the Day.
2017	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Leather (Netherlands)

This is a Leather. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is embossed leather, painted, gilded. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Like Gloves for the Walls.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift in memory of Josephine C. Howell and through bequest of Edith M. Henderson and from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.

A portion of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering whose surface is somewhat worn and discolored. Reveals an ornate framework with scalloped corners adorned with white bell flowers. Inside the frame is a a scrolled triangular shaped section, whose bottom line is split into two curling legs, with trelliswork, and a large ornamental flower at its top point. Around the edges are white stylized flowers, bunches of grapes and dark green scrolling foliage. Two birds carrying sprigs of foliage face away from each other towards their respective edges at the top of the slopes of the triangle. In between the legs of the central shape is a bunch of golden daisy-like flowers.

Leather, ca. 1700
leather, stamped, embossed, silvered, varnished.
Museum purchase through gift of Thomas Snell.
1903-21-3

Sidewall (France)
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1928-2-58

A portion of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering whose surfaces is somewhat worn and discolored. Reveals a prominent framework with scalloped corners ornamented with white bell flowers. Inside the frame is a a scrolled triangular shaped section, whose bottom line is split into two curling legs, with trelliswork, and a large ornamental flower at its top point, around the edges are white carnation-like flowers and dark green scrolling foliage. Two birds face away from each other towards their respective edges at the top of the slopes of the triangle. In between the two legs of the central shape is a bunch of daisy-like flowers.

Leather, ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Museum purchase through gift of Thomas Snell.
1903-21-1

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

Purse (kin-chaku) With Pendant (netsuke) And Cord Fastener (Netherlands (leather))

Purse (kin-chaku) With Pendant (netsuke) And Cord Fastener (Netherlands...
stamped, silvered, and varnished dutch leather, carved ivory, enamel and brass.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-48-73

Boxy leather club chair with large, simple rectangular sides and thick square cushion. Stylistically plain but sumptuous, its rich tan leather has an orange tinge, described as sienna. The bulky base of the chair rests on short, tapered woodblock feet.

Club Chair Armchair And Cushion
wood, leather.
1968-144-7-a,b

Its dimensions are

H x W: 76 x 63 cm (29 15/16 x 24 13/16in.)

Cite this object as

Leather (Netherlands); embossed leather, painted, gilded; H x W: 76 x 63 cm (29 15/16 x 24 13/16in.); Museum purchase through gift in memory of Josephine C. Howell and through bequest of Edith M. Henderson and from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund; 1989-34-1

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DuRv/
Accession Number 1989-34-1
Object ID 18632703