leather, stamped, silvered, painted | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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An upside-down T-shaped fragment of a stamped leather silvered wall covering. Two large pink roses dominate the patterm and are surrounded by bright gold and deep brown leaves, thin beige-colored branches, deep orange seed pods in our bottom left and a string of beads in our top right. A small secondary fragment is represented at the top left corner with brown seeds, deep green leaves and the suggestion of a yellow flower.

Sidewall, ca. 1750
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1903-9-3

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A silvered painted leather sidewall wallcovering. On a stamped black background two golden scrolls emerge from the mid left and mid right curling towards the center and surrounded by sprays of flowers, berries and foliage. In the lower left and right corner two golden anchors sit on a bed of golden leaves.

Sidewall
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1903-9-15

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

Vertical rectangle of leather wall covering painted with vines, foliage and flowers. The vines and flowers twist upwards with green stems and foliage, the flowers are painted in red, blue with white highlights on the blue flowers.The background appears to be indented with a small triangular tool creating a pattern across the surface with the background appearing to be painted gold. The object is photographed on a light grey background.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1750
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1903-8-4

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall (Holland)

Sidewall (Holland)
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1903-8-3

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

A narrow vertical rectangle of leather wall covering with vines and foliage in green and flowers in red, blue and white with a gold background. It is hard to make out the details and colors in this image due to the condition of the object.The object is photographed on a light grey background.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1750
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1903-8-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

An irregular vertical rectangle of leather wall covering with two twisting, flowering vines. Two vines start at the bottom and twist and turn as the go up the object, the stems are green with small green leaves and different shaped flower. Some flowers have green petals and small red buds then higher up is a large blue flowers with white highlights and a large red flower with white highlights it repeats with the smaller green and red flowers. The background appears to be indented with a small triangular tool creating a pattern across the surface with the background appearing to be painted gold. The entire piece is mounted fabric to conserve it and photographed on a light grey background

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1750
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1903-8-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A heavily worn leather wall portion with imprinted pattern, nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration. In the upper left corner green leaves with red veins can be made out, while in the center a blue flower with a red center is seen entwined with red scrolls and mirrored by two smaller blue flowers in the upper right.

Sidewall, ca. 1730
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Museum purchase through gift of Thomas Snell.
1903-21-5

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

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.

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

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with some cracks and discoloration on its surface making the pattern difficult to discern. In the center right a thick piece of dark green foliage scrolls in a curve to the upper left corner, while two stems with blue flowers and small leaves grow from the center of the curve. In the lower right corner five small daisy-like red flowers emerge from a stem with green leaves. The background is golden and diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here rectangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-9

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering. Growing from the upper center are two large deep blue flowers on a vine, with multiple green leaves and arching stems, a couple with blue buds, while in the center left is a dark blue scroll. These are set against a worn brown, embossed background.

Leather (Holland)
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-8

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with some discoloration, particularly in the center-right, where there appears to be a large groove across the length of the wallcovering. A wide black central band contains a red flower with a lemon center surrounded by green leaves and the bright blue petals of an additional flower on the right hand side, and a foliate motif, a stem with leaves on the left hand side. This band is surrounded by an embossed and gilded checkerboard pattern on either side.

Border (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-7

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with imprinted pattern, nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration. A long brown stem winds its way down from the upper center to the lower right, two large orange bulges suggest flowers, while at the bottom green indistinguishable shapes suggest leaves.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-6

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A fragment of silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering. Growing from just left of the bottom right corner is a long bright red scroll intertwined with white foliage and a thin dark green stem with five green leaves. In the upper portion is a cream and green section with fine red rings with a hole in the center exposing the background, possibly tree bark. The background is golden, stamped and diapered, decorated with a repeated geometric pattern, here rectangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-5

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with imprinted pattern, nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration, particularly in the lower left corner. The suggestion of a bright red flower can be seen in the upper right corner, while an indistinguishable flower with yellow petals and dark brown foliage stretches from the bottom right to the mid left.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-4

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A fragment of silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering. Flowing from the upper right corner is a long scroll of bright blue foliage intertwined with a green stem with three small leaves. In the upper center right of the wallcovering are five bright red petals of a carnation cut off by the edge of the wallcovering. The background is golden, stamped and diapered, decorated with a repeated geometric pattern, here rectangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-3

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A fragment of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering with golden scrollwork that is diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, overlayered by interweaving dark green foliage and red and pink floral motifs. In the bottom center is a large red and gold lambrequin, a short piece of decorative drapery hung over the top of a door or window or draped from a shelf or mantelpiece, suspended from golden scrolling strapwork.The background is dark brown with three pale green sections in the right and left corners and in the center.

Sidewall
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-23

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

A portion of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering whose surface appears worn and discolored. In the upper panel a pale teal section reveals some scrolling foliage with bright red flowers and in the lower right corner a deep turquoise section further shows golden scrollwork with white flowers.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-21

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A portion of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering whose surface appears worn and discolored. Foliage intertwines its way across the covering, while in the upper portion we find some elaborate scrollwork. The whole wallcovering is varnished in silver.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-20

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A fragment of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering. In the upper left corner is a white rose which appears to have grown from a green stem with eight leaves in the mid right. In the forefront, large red,brown and white petals curl upwards insdie of which grow green stems speckled with yellow. The background is diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here alternating lined triangles and squares and stippled with varnish.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-19

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A fragment of a silvered, painted leather wallcovering. In the center is a dark green flowering plant with one large blue blossom in the center and smaller pink and red blossoms above to the left. The bottom part of the panel is damage revealing crackelature and discoloration. The background is golden and embossed with horizontal bands of triangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-18

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn fragment of a silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with some cracks and discoloration. In the bottom right corner a bird is perched on a twig, its beak cut by the edge of the wallcovering, while in the bottom left corner six small red daisy-like flowers grow from a dark green stem with eight green leaves. Larger dark green leaves frame the wallcovering from the bottom left to the upper right and a cream cocoon winds its way towards the center from the upper right corner. The background is golden and diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here stamped triangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-17

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering. In the upper left corner a large bright red flower with a dark burgundy center grows on a dark green stem with two green leaves that flourishes further into a a bunch of green shiny grapes in the center. In the lower left corner and the lower right corner are three smaller blue flowers, the one in the left with a red center. In the upper right corner is a flying insect with pink spotted wings, all are set against a gilded, golden background.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-16

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering. In the center right is a bright red flower growing from a dark green stem with five stalks six leaves that flow towards the center and a blue flower with a red center in the bottom right corner. In the lower left is a dark green flying insect, possibly a dragonfly, all set against a gilded, golden background

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-15

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration, particularly in the lower portion of the wallcoveing. Red scrolling foliage appears to grow the length of the canvas on the left hand side, the main visible area in the top portion reveals color shading from bright red to deeo crimson on the petals. The background appears to be golden, embossed and diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here triangles.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-13

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration. The main visible element is a bunch of deep blue grapes with red highlights found in the upper right corner. Elsewhere, along the bottom edge of the wallcovering there are some suggestions of floral forms and possible leaves on the left hand side.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-12

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A silvered, brightly painted leather sidewall wallcovering. A bright red flower petal which fades into a darker crimson at its top portion grows from the lower right to the center left and is mirrored by a smaller similar petal in the lower right corner. In the top right corner are two large cream petals, their centers dark brown, with a golden anther on a cream and cream stamen growning downwards from the top right. A dark green stem with two green leaves, their right halfs brighter than their left are intertwined with the bottom red petal. The background is golden and diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-11

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is nearly impossible to discern amidst cracks and discoloration. A large cream amorphous shell-like shape curves its way along and up from the lower left corner to the uppper right with a bright red band in the lower left and red and green foliage in the left center. The background appears to be diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern and stamped golden.

Sidewall (Holland), ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-10

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, golden, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is difficult to discent amidst some discoloration. A large cream scroll can be seen curving from the upper right corner into the center, a similar cream scroll can also be seen along the bottom part of the wallcovering, and similarly in the upper left corner.

Sidewall
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-27

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

A worn, dark brown, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is difficult to discern amidst some discoloration. In the lower right and mid to upper right bright red flowers with pale blue centers and some green foliage can be seen, all set against a stamped, decorated background with scrollwork.

Sidewall, ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-26

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, black silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern which is somewhat difficult to discern midst some discoloration, and crackelature on the surface. Golden decorated scrollwork is more visible on the left and there is a possibly a lambrequin, a short piece of decorative drapery hung over the top of a door or window or draped from a shelf or mantelpiece, turned on its left hand side, found on the right of the wallcovering.

Sidewall, ca. 1680
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-25

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A heavily worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with a stamped pattern, nearly impossible to discern amidst severe discoloration, the texture has appearance of suade with no remaining pigment. There is some suggestion of small flowers and geometric scrollwork covering the surface.

Sidewall, ca. 1680
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-24

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, black silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern which is somewhat difficult to discern midst some discoloration. On the upper left scrolling its way to the the lower right is a long section of slim, diapered decorated with a repeating, geometric pattern, here a diamond checkerboard, scrollwork. In the mid-to-low left is a large peony-like golden flower flowing downwards into four smaller buds.

Sidewall, ca. 1710
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-23

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A worn, dark brown, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is difficult to discern amidst some discoloration. In the upper-center is a a pale golden pryramidal section of diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here a diamond checkerboard, scrollwork. In the lower left corner is a curved border of faded gold strapwork amidst suggestions of flowers.

Sidewall, ca. 1710
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-22

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A deep blue, worn, silvered, painted leather sidewall wallcovering with an imprinted pattern that is difficult to discern amidst some discoloration. A curved brown diapered, decorated with a repeating geometric pattern, here ovals and diamonds, border can be found in the lower left, mirrored by further diapered, this time a diamond checkerboard, above. In the upper right corner light brown flowers and foliage interweave against the dark blue background.

Sidewall, ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-21

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall
leather, stamped, silvered, painted.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1903-11-20

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.