The Collection | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Circular; raised rim decorated in relief with laurel band, gilded. Central medallion of flowers, polychrome, surrounded by gilded band. Bottom unglazed.

Two pieces of fabric with blue and yellow embroidery of floral shapes. Component "a" has a length of blue and white linen five-strand braid attached which makes one inch loops at approximately one and a half inch intervals. The embroidered design is diagonal floral forms and ornamented squares. Component "b" is trimmed with braided tape in the same manner as "a." At the end of each loop is a toggle covered with blue silk and white linen. When both pieces are placed over a cushion, the toggles from "b" would button through the loops on "a" leaving the pillow exposed on the sides. The embroidery on "b" is limited to the edges of the cloth.

This website represents Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s diverse collection, spanning thirty centuries of historic and contemporary design, including the world's coolest office, a large snail shell, snakes, a dragon and four bearded men, a cone propped up on a bench, a pair of colorful hands, a mysterious tv and a perpetual calendar .

This is a kind of living document, meaning that development is ongoing — object research is being added, bugs are being fixed, and erroneous terms are being revised. In spite of the eccentricities of raw data, you can begin exploring the collection and discovering unexpected connections among objects and designers.

If you'd like to see what we've been up to lately you can start by taking a look at the objects we acquired this year and last year or you can browse the objects currently on display in the galleries or you can see objects we've recently photographed .

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