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Radiator (USA)
This is a Radiator. It was manufactured by Stratton & Seymour. It is dated mid-19th century and we acquired it in 1918. Its medium is cast iron. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
The donor of this sculptural radiator, Edith Wetmore, was a close friend of the Hewitt family. Her house in Newport, RI was where they often stayed during the height of the fashionable summer season there. This radiator came from a house owned by Edith Wetmore's family in New York City. Its artistic decoration and sculpture show an approach to make the new art of steam heating
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled The Warmth of the Hostess Coming From the Radiator.
This object was
donated by
Edith Wetmore.
It is credited Gift of Edith Wetmore.
- Balcony Balustrade, Model GI Railing
- cast iron.
- Museum purchase from the Members' Acquisitions Fund of Cooper-Hewitt,....
- 2011-28-1
- Heatwave Radiator
- molded polyconcrete (polyester concrete), aluminum.
- Gift of Jaga, N.V..
- 2008-13-1-a/c
- Sidewall (France)
- block printed on handmade paper.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1928-2-110
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 240 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm (7 ft. 10 1/2 in. x 32 in. x 15 in.)
Cite this object as
Radiator (USA); Manufactured by Stratton & Seymour (United States); cast iron; H x W x D: 240 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm (7 ft. 10 1/2 in. x 32 in. x 15 in.); Gift of Edith Wetmore; 1918-43-1-a/j
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Hewitt Sisters Collect and Faster, Cheaper, Newer, More: The Revolutions of 1848.
