1976 | Acquired | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

179 pages (incl. top borders; not. incl. attached lower borders or fabric swatches)
Tapestry, landscape, ingrain and oatmeal papers, many tone on tone. Some sidewalls have matching top and bottom borders. Some have tiffany grounds and flitter borders. High-relief cut out borders as well as cut out borders. Some sidewalls are embossed and/or printed to simulate leather. Some have matching fabric swatch attached. Some borders have the appearance of airbrushing. Some sidewalls appear to be intaglio printed. Floral stripe designs for bedrooms and grape designs for dining rooms. Simulated burlap or grasscloth paper.

Sample Book (USA), ca. 1915
machine-printed, oatmeal paper.
Gift of C. R. Jones.
1976-74-2-1/204

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 59 images of this object.

Collection of different designs, each shown in multiple colorway. Patterns for living rooms, halls, dining rooms and bedrooms. Many are shown with matching top and bottom cut-out borders. Some have attached fabric swatch. The samples are arranged with the more expensive in the front of the book.

Sample Book (USA), 1915
machine-printed, airbrushed, embossed, oatmeal paper.
Gift of C. R. Jones.
1976-74-1-1/178

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 50 images of this object.

Eight fragments of a woven furnishing fabric with an allover offset pattern of a fruit tree on a green background. Piece A has selvedge on left. Pieces B through H have selvedges on right.

Fragments (England), ca. 1900
wool.
1976-19-1-a/h

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Two sidewall layers removed from kitchen fireplace wall.

Ceiling Paper And Sidewall (possibly USA), 1860–90
machine-printed.
1976-78-5-a/j

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

High-backed side chair; oak frame composed of two posts culminating in octagonal stiles at top; seat back of four curved horizontal elements. Square seat with slit cut in top rear; apron with curved bottom edges incorporating notch. Four legs ending in eight-sided bun feet. Replacement cushions of dark brown leather with leather lanyards at corners; rectangular back cushion tied to horizontal elements of chair frame; square seat cushion rests on seat, multiple lanyards at each corner hanging to floor.

Side Chair (USA), 1901
joined and carved oak, leather cushions (modern replacements).
Museum purchase from Mary Blackwelder Memorial Fund.
1976-22-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 8 images of this object.

Waistcoat
1976-111-1-a/g

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 14 images of this object.

Many small pieces of two different designs: a) largest piece, Aesthetic style with very dense pattern. Large foliate medallions with stylized foliage and berries or fruit. Printed in red, yellow and tan on a yellow ocher ground; b) appears to be another Aesthetic style pattern, with small-scale vining floral and berries. Printed in red, green and yellow on taupe ground.

Sidewall - Fragment, 1870–90
machine-printed.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-47-a/f

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Red furnishing fabric with a large-scale symmetrical floral pattern in red with a yellow border of flowers, lattice and shell-like motifs.

Textile, ca. 1900
silk.
1976-66-1-a/f

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Folding chair, back and seat of contoured birch plywood sheets on steel frame, frame painted white; curved plywood arms.

Chair (USA), 1949
wood (birch), metal.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Dinner knife (a): flat strip of stainless steel with curved protrusion where blade merges into handle forming finger support.

American Modern Dinner Knife, 1953
forged stainless steel.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-4-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Dinner fork four-tined with slightly tapering, curved handle with rounded, square terminal, rectilinear handle, ovoid bowl.

American Modern Dinner Fork, 1953
forged stainless steel.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-4-b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Ceramic dinner ware in "Seafoam" color, consisting of a) cup, b) saucer, c) dinner plate, d) salad plate, e) dessert bowl, f) creamer.

American Modern Dinner Plate, 1937
glazed, molded earthenware.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-5-c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

Soup spoon with circular bowl and tapering stem with rounded, square terminal and rectilinear handle.

American Modern Spoon, 1953
forged stainless steel.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-4-e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Ceramic dinner ware in "Seafoam" color, consisting of a) cup, b) saucer, c) dinner plate, d) salad plate, e) dessert bowl, f) creamer.

American Modern Cup And Saucer, 1937
earthenware.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-5-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

Salad fork four-tined with slightly tapering, curved handle with rounded, square terminal, rectilinear handle, ovoid bowl.

American Modern Salad Fork, 1953
forged stainless steel.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-4-c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Ceramic dinner ware in "Seafoam" color, consisting of a) cup, b) saucer, c) dinner plate, d) salad plate, e) dessert bowl, f) creamer.

American Modern Salad Plate, 1937
glazed, molded earthenware.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-5-d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

Ceramic dinner ware in "Seafoam" color, consisting of a) cup, b) saucer, c) dinner plate, d) salad plate, e) dessert bowl, f) creamer.

American Modern Creamer, 1937
earthenware.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-5-f

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

Ceramic dinner ware in "Seafoam" color, consisting of a) cup, b) saucer, c) dinner plate, d) salad plate, e) dessert bowl, f) creamer.

American Modern Dessert Bowl, 1937
glazed, molded earthenware.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-5-e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

Four fragments: a) large red flower; b) small blue flowers; c) Moorish tile shape; d) acorns and seaweed.

Sidewall - Fragment
25.5 x 24.5 cm (10 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.).
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-6-a/d

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Three fragments that together form a pattern of a boar hunting scene.

Fragment, ca. 1815
cotton.
1976-90-1-a/c

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Black satin finish dinnerware.

Residential Plate, Cup, Saucer, And Bowl And Cover, ca. 1953
plastic, molded.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-7-a/e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Offset repeat of a twisting branch supporting various flowers including tulip, ferns and small scale plants attached to branch. Purple monochrome pattern. Length of repeat: 44cm. (17 1/4"). Width of fabric possibly 33" with 1 1/2" excess pattern.

Textile, 1850–1900
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
1976-10-14-a/c

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Small handmade booklet used by the author for practicing penmanship exercises. Multiple sheets are inscribed with the author's name in cursive script followed by the date 1800. Book cover is made from a sidewall fragment dating to ca. 1790s. The cover design consists of two horizontal registers of running leaves and small floral motifs separated by a band of small, rectangular-shaped forest-green checkerboards. The upper register of leaves is highlighted with white and black flowers. The lower register is composed entirely of small black and white flowers on vines.

Manuscript, Jeremiah Draper's Book, 1800
pen and black ink on laid paper.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-61-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Long narrow strip of cotton forming a sash, turban, or hanging. Patterned with repeats of geometric shapes (including "tumpal" motif at ends) arranged symmetrically--the center line being in the middle of the length--but the halves are not exactly identical. Tan pattern on a dark blue ground.

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

Cylindrical vase with narrow neck, wide circular mouth, and slightly tappered base; overall decoration showing several large red carp swimming on a blue ground.

Vase (China), late 17th century
glazed hard-paste porcelain.
Gift from the Collection of Stanley Siegel.
1976-83-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Pierced scroll rectangular plate surmounted by the date 1724, the lock on left lower side.

Lock With Backplate, Key (Possibly The Netherlands or England), 1724
gilt iron.
Gift of the C. Helme and Alice B. Strater Collection.
1976-1-122-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Double-faced flat woven rug in dark gray and tan. Two side borders flanking a field of the contrasting tone. The field pattern a rhythmic repeat of S and Z closely spaced diagonal bars of various numbers.

Rug (England), 1969
linen, horsehair.
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund.
1976-37-2

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

a) Printed on recto, scenic vignettes with two alternating views. Central view is of five figures and a dog on stairs surrounded by buildings and trees. The other scene, split between the top and bottom of the paper, is a boating scene in a harbor. Printed in orange-red, white and brown on ungrounded paper. "1958" printed in top left selvedge. Printed on verso, is "The Weekly Junior Register", dated April 9, 1863, from Franklin, Louisiana. Civil War newspaper; b) is a reproduction of the original wallpaper design.

Sidewall (USA), 1863
machine-printed on newspaper.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-51-a,b

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

Floral and foliate design, with scrolls and trellis, printed in green and white on green ground.

Sidewall (England), 1890–1910
machine-printed.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-79-a,b

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

Dinner knife (a): flat strip of stainless steel with curved protrusion where blade merges into handle forming finger support; dinner fork, salad fork (b,c): each four-tined with slightly tapering, curved handle with rounded, square terminal, rectilinear handle, ovoid bowl; teaspoon, soupspoon (d,e): each with circular bowl and tapering stem with rounded, square terminal and rectilinear handle.

"American Modern" Place Setting, designed 1950, produced 1953
stainless steel.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-4-a/e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 11 images of this object.

U-shaped top rail curving forward to produce the chair's arms. Top rail carried by a wide splat, arm extensions each supported by three uprights, one of which is an upward extension of the back leg. The cushion in natural leather on the seat is supported by bands of woven material, fitted into a wooden frame. The seat is fitted on all four sides with a shaped, indented apron.

"Chinese Chair" Chair, 1944
cherry wood (red-brown stain), leather.
1976-117-1-a,b

This object was made by Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Wood frame with wide curved and shaped arms, deep rectangular seat and four tapered legs, the front legs angled back toward joint with arms; rectangular, pivoting seat back of tan leatherette stretched on metal and wood frame; rectangular seat cushion covered in pony skin, white with large irregular black spots on one end.

Armchair (USA), 1934
wood, leatherette, metal, pony skin.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-8

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Rococo revival pattern with scrolling foliage and large flowers. Fills of trellis pattern. Printed in white on ungrounded paper. Many small pieces of the same design.

Sidewall - Fragment (possibly USA), 1855–70
block-printed on machine-made paper.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-40-a/g

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

Two panels are stitched together to form what was once a tubular sarong. Each panel is patterned with warp ikat in a geometric interlock pattern arranged in a grid of dyed and woven lines. Narrow woven orange stripes are embroidered with white silk, and wider bands are patterned with discontinuous supplementary wefts.

Tapis (skirt) (Indonesia), late 19th century
silk and cotton embroidery on silk foundation.
Gift of Charles Iklé.
1976-112-3

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

Narrow border. Central band containing scroll wave-like motif, below which hang bead swags and foliate swags. Printed in green, orange, ocher, gray and black. Printed three across.

Border (USA), 1850–1900
block-printed.
1976-13-1-a/c

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