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Linear form, reminiscent of a construction crane, composed of a horizontal arm containing an LED array on one end, mounted via a roller mechanism on a vertical post surmounting a circular red base. Horizontal arm can move along three axes: up/down, back/forth, and rotationally. Vertical, red counter-balance mounted on back of vertical post.

CSYS Task Light, 2012
aluminum, copper, polycarbonate plastic, led light source.
Gift of Jake Dyson Products.
2012-31-1

This object was made by Jake Dyson Products.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Sudbury Hall Architectural Model

Sudbury Hall Architectural Model
stained pine.
2013-3-5

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

Shaped open back with voluted top rail and two horizontal crossing members enclosing a verre églomisé panel bearing the arms of the Earl of Scarsdale (extinct 1735). Cabriole sharply raking rear legs, voluted at knees, and with moulded ankles and Dutch feet. Voluted cabriole front legs with gilded pewter mounts at knees; hoof feet. Gilded pewter mask in center of front seat rail. Slip seat.

Scarsdale Side Chair, 1724–36
walnut and beechwood, gilt pewter, gilt and reverse-painted glass (verre....
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-22-58

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

Side Chair Chair

Side Chair Chair
red walnut, silk damask (modern).
2006-5-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Misericord (2) (England)

Misericord (2) (England)
carved wood (oak), gilding (traces).
1912-1-1-a,b

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

Side chair, with vestigial arms molded in one piece with rounded back having rolled and scalloped edge; cabriole legs; slip seat (upholstered Dec. 1967). Black ground with gilded rococo-revival designs, mother-of-pearl inlay: central motif- fountain, birds and butterfly.

Chair (England), ca. 1844
molded papier-mâché, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, painted and gilt wood.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger.
1967-66-1

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

Tall back with turned posts, fluted and reeded on front surface, which rise to turned finials. Caned central panel framed by a system of pierced scrolls and foliations. Elaborate shell and scroll-carved pierced cresting and front stretcher which lies behind turned, gadroon-capped front legs. Turned side and rear stretchers and rear legs. Upholstered in red silk velvet with red silk fringe.

Chair (England), ca. 1690
walnut, silk.
1950-4-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Model of a butcher shop composed of a shadow-box, glass-faced, enclosing longitudinal shelf and rack, above center of box hung with carved and painted joints of meat. At center back: a stand with other cuts of meat; to left and right, butchers' blocks. At front: three figures: two men and a boy. Across top, likeness of a facade with three double windows.

Butcher's Shop Model, ca. 1800
wood, glass, paint.
Gift of Maude Wetmore.
1937-3-1

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

Shield-shaped back. The vase shaped openwork vertical splat consists of five curved vertical slats-- the center one is carved with foliage at the base; the branches into three ostrich feathers. Splats on both sides curving outwards meet those on the outside in two rosettes, from which swags of drapery hang. The front legs are moulded and slightly tapered. Front seat rail is serpentine and side rails are bowed slightly. There is a drop in seat covered in silk solid cut stamped cloth velvet.

Side Chair (England), ca. 1780
mahogany.
1898-8-11-a,b

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

Curved and sloping armrests; top and lower seat rails include an oval caned medallion with a central oval panel painted en grisaille with a woman and child. Curved arms are received by stumps extended vertically to straight, tapered, turned front legs. Seat caned, burgundy colored caning. Gilded and toned decoration of conventionalized flowers and leaves, and bandings, on black ground.

Armchair (England), ca. 1805
wood (beech), painted and gilded.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-11

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

Tall back with turned posts, fluted and reeded on front surface, which rise to turned finials. Caned central panel framed by a system of pierced scrolls and foliations. Elaborate shell and scroll-carved pierced cresting and front stretcher which lies behind turned, gadroon-capped front legs. Turned side and rear stretchers and rear legs. Upholstered in red silk velvet with red silk fringe.

c. 1690-style chair Chair, early 20th century
walnut, silk; velved seat, caned back.
1950-4-1

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Side Chair (England), ca. 1780
carved mahogany.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-88-67

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Chair has crozier posts and a narrow top rail. Lower back rail is pierced with full and half lozenges. A caned oval panel and two vertical splints included. Simple curved arms are supported on stumps which curve out to meet extensions of curved, tapered, octagonal front legs. Rear legs raked sharply backwards. Caned seat. On black ground, gilded design of panels and lines.

Armchair (England), ca. 1800
painted and gilded beech wood.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-86-2

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

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair
turned and joined walnut, leather, brass, tin.
1960-164-16-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 12 images of this object.

Side Chairs (England)

Side Chairs (England)
wood, tapestry upholstery, fabric.
1972-18-1-b,d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 14 images of this object.

Arithrometer Calculator, ca. 1890

Arithrometer Calculator, ca. 1890
brass, wood.
Gift of New York Life Insurance Company.
1995-137-1

This object was made by Charles & Edwin Layton.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Side Chair (England)

Side Chair (England)
oak.
1991-120-1

This object was made by Samuel Pratt.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Slightly semi-circular staircase model with banister.

Staircase Model (England), mid-19th century
mahogany.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2007-45-15

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

Chair (England)

Chair (England)
red walnut, textile.
2006-5-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Squat blue form of cylindrical seat on tripod base.

Stool for the Norman Bar Stool, 1997
molded polyethylene.
The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
2008-32-6

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

Shield back side chair with a splat composed of three open blade-forms; cusped on their interiors and separated under the top rail by two blossoms. The forms merge into a fluted spreading panel at their base. Its legs are straight, square, and tapered in the front on square feet. The seat is shaped, hollowed, and upholstered in black-painted canvas (possibly the original upholstery).

Side Chair (England), ca. 1785
carved mahogany.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-7

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

Rectangular mirror (a) with original rectangular bevelled glass. Inner gilt molding carved with regularized floriation in low relief; shaped at upper corners. Wider conforming cyma and bead walnut molding outside. Cresting, with gilded ears of voluted leaf carving, is itself scrolled, voluted, and pierced at center to admit a round pierced gilded ornament. Shaped base has ears similar to above and bears a pair of engraved brass sockets which receive two scrolled candle brackets (b,c) with circular candle sockets and cups.

Mirror With Candle Brackets (England), 1720–35
walnut veneer on deal, carved gessoed,and cast brass, mirrored plate glass.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1950-112-2-a/c

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Panel, Organ Pipe (possibly England), 18th century
wood, carved and gilded.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-140-13-e/f

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

The crest rail is round eared with carved scrolls at center. The seat is characterized by a serpentine front, on thin cabriole legs that terminate in padded slipper feet. The splat is pierced towards the top of the chair, and inlaid with ivory scrolls, fish, ribbons, and torches. An outline of inlaid ivory appears on the seat's frame and arm rests, as well. The chair also has inlaid scrolls and dots on the knees of each front leg.

Sheffield armchair Armchair, 1875–80
rosewood, english walnut, ivory inlay, modern silk upholstery.
1968-11-1

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

A side chair with a rectangular back filled with a lattice-work of curved members. Its curved arms are supported on shaped stumps secured to side rails. Round rear legs; "cluster" front legs. Two lateral and two longitudinal stretchers. Hollowed seat upholstered in brown wool. Described as "cockpen" armchairs.

Chair (England), ca. 1765
joined and turned mahogany.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-14

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

Curved three legged chair with wide seat narrowing back up to form tapered curved back. Seat and back of horizontal steal straps.

Spine Chair, 1986
steel.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
1992-36-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

In ca. 1735 George II style. Tall, rectangular, with carved cartouche and broken-triangular pediment on top, above acanthus-decorated frieze, shaped base with putti below Vitruvian scroll banding. Pair with NA 5058.

Mirror (England), ca. 1910
carved, gessoed and gilt deal, mirror glass, metal.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
n-a-5057

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

Squat blue form of cylindrical seat on tripod base.

Stool For The Norman Bar (England), 1997
molded polyethylene.
The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
s-a-252

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

Slip seat. Plain cabroile legs ending in club feet; rounded back, vase-shaped splat. Seat-rail, shaped, and back are veneered. Legs joined by stretchers, the front one of turned baluster form.

Side Chair (England), late 19th century
walnut with walnut veneer on poplar seat rail.
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-22-85-a, aa

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

Tray (England), ca. 1800–25

Tray (England), ca. 1800–25
tin, enamel.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Jones Taylor.
1912-18-35

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

In early 18th century style, modern bevelled clouded glass in two parts; the upper part shaped to conform to the narrow inner molding which runs within the entire frame. Lower corners bear leaf carvings terminating in volutes and scrolls. Similar elements are reversed at upper corner and are contiued into the cresting by smaller voluted leaf carvings. The gadrooned and leaf carved cavetto-molded cresting is interrupted at its center by a foliated cartouche bearing in relief on its circular cabachon the cipher "10" repeated and reversed.

Mirror (England), late 19th–early 20th century
gessoed, gilt and carved wood, mirroed plate glass.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1950-112-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Rectangular backed blue velvet armchair with gold-colored trim. Headpiece, seat frame, armrests, arm supports and legs in gilded wood.

Armchair (England), late 18th century
painted and gilded wood, velvet upholstery.
1979-92-1

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

Rectangular backed blue velvet armchair with gold-colored trim. Headpiece, seat frame, armrests, arm supports and legs in gilded wood.

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

Argyle Tea Rooms Armchair

Argyle Tea Rooms Armchair
oak.
1994-52-1

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

In ca. 1735 George II style. Tall, rectangular, with carved cartouche and broken-triangular pediment on top, above acanthus-decorated frieze, shaped base with putti below Vitruvian scroll banding Pair with NA 5057.

Mirror (England), ca. 1910
carved, gessoed and gilt deal, mirror glass, metal.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
n-a-5058

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

Black enameled lamp surmounting flexible arm with four springs, on square metal base with short neck.

Anglepoise model 1209 Lamp, ca. 1935
enameled steel, coiled steel wire, plastic.
Gift of Anglepoise, Ltd..
1995-56-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.