Bathing Beautiful | Exhibitions | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

This exhibition started on June 08, 2019 and is on display until June 28, 2020.

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Round plate decorated with the design of a large abstract fish whose eye is centered in the well. Engobe decoration on red clay. First coat white, over this the fish - a flat black shape with fin characteristics made by wide incised lines exposing clay. Eye is a greenish circle surrounding a yellow pupil with a blue iris. Underside: colors and order of application the same a stop. A black ribgon one-half the radius descriibes the rim of a wheel. Five white cartouches in this plane, four sun-faces motifs and one inscribed: "16.4.5F."

Le Gros Poisson Noir Plate, 1957
earthenware.
1960-112-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Place mat of purple burlap embroidered in brown, gold and yellow in a stylized fish pattern and seaweed.

Place Mat (USA), 1950–60
burlap, wool, straw, ribbon.
1964-44-2

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Plate depicting a brown, white and gray fish with spotted mouth on purple ground and black border.

Plate (France), ca. 1952
glazed earthenware.
Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
2007-4-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Scenic wallpaper designed for a bathroom. This mural is composed of three different panels making up one underwater scene. Section I, the first of three panels, contains two large fish with striped heads swimming. Two clams rest on the hilly bottom. Plant life is growing up both sides of the scene. The three panels work in sequence, with the right edge of Section III joining up the left edge of Section I, allowing multiple sets to be used to repeat around your bathroom. Printed in colors on an off-white ground.

Scenic Wallpaper, Sea Beauties, 1920–1935
lithograph print on paper.
Gift of the family of Victor S. Robinson, Salem, New Jersey.
2004-16-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Scenic wallpaper designed for a bathroom. This is the second of three different panels making up this underwater scene. Section II contains a group of brightly colored goldfish and more plant life. The three panels work in sequence, with panel 3 repeating with panel 1. Printed in colors on an off-white ground.

Scenic, Sea Beauties, 1920–40
lithograph printed on paper.
Gift of the family of Victor S. Robinson, Salem, New Jersey.
2004-16-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Scenic wallpaper designed for a bathroom. This is the third of three different panels making up this underwater scene. Section III contains a group of angel fish and more plant life. The three panels work in sequence, with panel 3 repeating with panel 1. Printed in colors on an off-white ground.

Scenic, Sea Beauties, 1920–1940
lithograph printed on paper.
Gift of the family of Victor S. Robinson, Salem, New Jersey.
2004-16-3

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Bathroom paper with green fish and sea horses blowing metallic silver bubbles surrounded by white coral on a terra cotta-colored ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1950
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-6

This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bathroom paper. Green and coral colored coral with tan and metallic silver on a yellow ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1954
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-8

This object was made by M.H. Birge & Sons Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bathroom paper. Underwater motif of pink, yellow, and blue fish swimming next to white and black seashells and coral. Metallic silver bubbles and highlights on a light turquoise ground.

Sidewall (possibly USA), ca. 1950
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-75

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.