Eleanor Garnier Hewitt | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 5,044 objects involving Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and this is page 2 of 145

Horizontal panel with design of two angels, confronted, holding a heraldic device with flanking stags. There are two of these groups separated by an urn motif with scrolling oak branches, leaves and acorns. A rampant lion is at either end of the piece. Tabbed border is bobbin lace.

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

Possibly necessaire or spectecale case

Case (probably England), 18th century
shagreen, wood, metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-86-126

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

Crozier posts include panelled top rail and slat carved in form of an eagle with wings outspread. Slip seat covered in horsehair. Flat front legs are moulded on front surface and are sharply curved. Rear legs are sharply curved as well.

Chair (USA), 1820–25
carved mahogany.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-53

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

Case covered in white satin embroidered with flowers and fruit in colored silks, lined with pink silk, with pink ribbon and metal button fastner.

Pocket Book (France), 19th century
silk and metal embroidery on silk foundation.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-14

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

Rectangular cage (a) with turned corner posts terminating in pointed finials at top, ball feet; pierced gallery around top edges; hinged door at one side; rectangular, partitioned 'food trough' in cage, next to door; two red and orange ivory birds sit on flat green perch suspended in cage. Orange silk cord attached to ring at top of cage, and decorated with orange and black tassel, flat ivory bird (b), and knotted green bands near tassel.

Cricket Cage (possibly India), late 19th century
ivory, silk (cord and tassel).
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1916-19-103-a,b

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

Pink ribbed silk with two bold serpentine bands filling the horizontal repeat. The bands have a small-scale floral fill and are edged with an ermine pattern. The bands are intertwined with a flowering branch with small blue and silver rosebuds. Brocaded in black, blue, green, pale pink, and white silks, rose and olive green chenille yarns, and gold and silver metal threads.

Textile (France), 1760–1769
silk and metal-wrapped silk-core threads.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-25-a/c

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Center shows a large-scale tree with many different blossoms. Small flanking tree on either side. Floral sprays, insects, birds, and animals over the ground. Double floral border.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), late 1840s
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-4

This object was made by Luigi Testori.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A dragon and another fantastic animal are on the boat. Writing is indicated in the escutcheon.

Drawing, Design for an Escutcheon in Form of Boat with Sail, for Recueil...
pen and brush and black ink, wash, graphite on cream laid paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1914-21-29

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Arabesque-style Chinoiserie. Alternating motifs in orange and dark green; pergola hung with bells played by man and boy in Chinese costume, surrounded by foliage and supporting floral and fruit festoons; an urn filled with flowers and scrolled acanthus. Printed on deep blue ground. Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper.

Sidewall (France), 1773–80
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-13

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

Design of flowers and fruits in bright colors on undulating brown stems.

Textile (France), 1700–1750
crewel wool on linen.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1928-2-10

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

Blue field. Napolean and French soldier being challenged by a soldier with a musket. Printed in dull pink and olive, with white decoration.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1831–40
block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-9-a,b

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

Diapered field, varnished silver. Rococo vine, in green, with flowers in red and blue.

Leather (Holland), ca. 1750
leather, stamped, silvered, varnished and painted.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1903-12-25-a/c

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

Theatrical robe of terra-cotta silk twill brocaded heavily in polychrome silks and gilded paper-wrapped silk-core yarns. The design is of bamboo lattice-work and vines, chrysanthemums, berries and butterflies. Lined with solid color terracotta silk.

Noh Robe (Japan), ca. 1800
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-60

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

Silk brocade fragment in burgundy and cream showing a serpentine line of c-curves with floral bouquets. Buds brocaded in silver.

Textile Fragment, mid- 18th century
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-24-a,b

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

Melon-shaped purse of white silk moire with steel ornaments and steel frame.

Purse (France), late 18th century
silk, steel.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-5-19

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

Triton Figure, 19th century

Triton Figure, 19th century
biscuit porcelain.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-88-88-a/d

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Brightly colored morning glories interspersed with red-flocked foliage. Flocked architectural molding across bottom edge. Printed on pale yellow satin ground.

Border, 1830–60
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-95-a,b

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

Components -a,-c,-d,-e,-f are on card 18
-a: oval, slightly concave button with brass shank and central ornament; -b: circular flat button of imitation bloodstone with steel shank and central ornament; -c,d: oval braass buttons ornamented with lozenges of bloodstone with brass back and shank; -e,f: circular, flat pieces of bloodstone mounted in silver collets with silver backs and shanks.

Button (possibly France), 19th century
"bloodstone," brass, steel, silver.
1931-59-379-a/f

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

The ornamental part is sketched, the figures are completed. Two kneeling servants offer drinks to a seated man.

Reverse: Slight sketches of ornamental details.

Drawing, Designs for Chinoiserie Ornament, 1730–60
black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-73-233

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Brown silk miser's purse with two steel rings and steel beads, in paisley pattern at rounded end.

Miser's Purse (possibly USA), 1890–1910
silk, steel beads, metal rings.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1925-2-336

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

Panel
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1925-2-60

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

Panel
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1925-2-59

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

Handscreen in the form of a mask, with a cluster of pastel-colored leaves gathered by a bowknot. The loops of the bow form the eye holes.Turned and carved wood handle.

Handscreen (Italy), 19th century
leaf embroidered in silk, turned and carved wood handle.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1925-2-56

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images and 1 video of this object.

Boy is shown turned toward left and writing upon a beam, which lies on the soil. Left hand holds a chisel, right raises a hammer.

Drawing, Study of a Boy Carpenter, 1730–60
black and white crayon on grayish-blue laid paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-71-49

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pleated fan with painted vellum leaf. On the obverse are three scenes set in two diamonds on either side of an oval center medallion, each framed with a painted ribbon, on a striped gray ground with flowers. On the left, buildings bordering the water. In the center, a man, woman and boy walking beside a river carrying bundles. On the right, a boat in a harbor. On the reverse, two birds on a branch. Ivory sticks carved with Chinoiserie flowers.

Pleated Fan, 19th century
painted vellum leaf, carved and pierced ivory sticks.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-65-166

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

Half-length portrait of young man turned toward viewer and sitting at a table. He wears pince-nez. Right hand raised holding pen, the left rests on paper.

Drawing, Portrait of a Prelate, 1680–1700
pen and ink on paper.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-65-16

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Three octagonal mounts in the style of Wedgwood Jasperware; A, B) ornamented with a nude figure; C) with a draped figure leaning on a pedestal; white on blue ground.

On card 4

Button (England), late 18th century
stoneware.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1925-2-27-a/c

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

Pattern includes a scene along the Erie or "Grand Canal" between Albany and Buffalo, New York, begun in 1817. The scene is apparently based on a "View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls" included in Cadwallader D. Golden's "Memoir Prepared for the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals", New York, 1825. Medallion pattern on lid; guilloche border around lid. "GRAND CANAL" printed in the design. Blue ground color, block-printed in pink and white distemper, and in green brown and yellow with glossy finish.

Bandbox And Lid, Grand Canal, ca. 1830
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1918-19-12-a,b

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

Figure of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal adoring Jesus on the Crucifix. Angels and other figures at the base of the Crucifix, drapery and column at upper left, a crown at lower center. Paper arched at the top, lined, with elaborate mount.

Drawing, Saint Jadwiga kneeling before the Crucified Christ, 1724–1725
black chalk, brush and gray wash, white gouache, squared in black chalk on paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-64-272

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pleated fan with painted paper leaf. Obverse center: King, Queen and court with gods; at right: priest holding a cross over the fire and Turkish figures. Reverse: outdoor scene with man, woman and soldier in front of tent. Silvered, and gilded ivory sticks carved à jour with putti, courtiers and flowers.

Pleated Fan, mid- 18th century
painted paper leaf, silvered and gilded ivory sticks carved à jour.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-64-246

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

Horizontal drawing of two peasants on a road, at left, with a flock of sheep and a donkey. The younger of the men carries a bundle upon his right shoulder. At right, in the forground, is water, and a village in the middle plane.

Drawing, A mountainous landscape, 1763
brush and watercolor, pen on paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-64-176

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Theatrical robe of deep terra-cotta silk twill brocaded in polychrome silks and gilded metal. Design of clouds, pine tree and leaves. Lined with deep terra-cotta silks.

Noh Robe, ca. 1800
silk, metallic9.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-61

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

Bedspread made in 19th century from old fabric and two fragments of same material. White ribbed silk with vertical taffeta stripes. Brocaded design, in polychrome silks and rose and red chenille, of serpentine rose vines (over taffeta areas) and scattered floral sprays.

Bedcover, 1750–1800
silk.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-19-a,b, d

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

Red and white striped velveteen robe with a full skirt pleated into a narrow waist and deep set sleeves narrowing to the wrist. Edged with black cotton twill that is machine stitched in light blue and white. Lined with printed cotton with stripes and polka dots in red, green and yellow. Facings of silk warp ikat.

Robe, 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-66

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

Vertical rectangle. Male figure, suggestive of sculpture, in the costume of classical antiquity, with the attributes of a Bacchante: grapes in one hand, and goblet in the other. He stands on a pedestal with guilloche decoration. Printed in grays and neutral yellow on gray ground.

Decorative Panel, Bacchus, 1825–1835
block-printed paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-52

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