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Textile, Borealis

Textile, Borealis
polyester (dacron).
1985-84-26-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Pickett N1010-ES Trig Duplex Demonstration Slide Rule (USA), ca. 1960

Pickett N1010-ES Trig Duplex Demonstration Slide Rule (USA), ca. 1960
plywood, plexiglass.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2010.3095.071.
14.2012.67

There are 2 images of this object.

From 1896 to 1898 Whitney Warren worked intermittently in the offices of McKim, Mead & White as a draftsman, this drawing of a proposed house for George Eustis, however, was to be his own commission. The house is to be three stories, below a roof with a prominent cornice, and with a classically inspired facade.

Photostat, Elevation of Proposed House for George Eustis, Esq., 1896–98
photostat (a wash drawing), on white wove paper.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-374

This object was made by Whitney Warren Jr..
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Valance resist printed in two shades of blue in a design of undulating branches with large cup-shaped blossoms and curling leaves with pendant fruit. Three points on lower border. Edged with cotton tape, white with a narrow border of blue on either edge. Backed with sateen.

Valance (USA), 1700–1750
cotton.
1937-9-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Telescope, Transit of Venus, 1873

Telescope, Transit of Venus, 1873
brass, iron, glass.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2006.0182.02-03.
14.2012.72

There are 3 images of this object.

Chicago Stock Exchange Frieze Panel

Chicago Stock Exchange Frieze Panel
copper-plated cast iron.
2016-29-1

This object was made by Winslow Brothers Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Textile, Small Pears

Textile, Small Pears
cotton.
1973-54-5

This object was made by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Simple open net with square grid of yarns, in "White" colorway.

Textile, Fishnet, ca. 1947
linen.
Gift of Richard and Trudy Schultz.
2011-25-3

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

On irregularly-shaped paper, grey background with diagonal, floral garlands painted in coral, pink and white.

Drawing, Garland, Textile Design, 1950–70
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-26

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Drawing, Lady Esther Yacht: Existing Arrangements, May 15, 1935
graphite and black ink on tracing paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-436

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Fragment of printed linen with rows of narrow triangles and rectangles. Component 1-a is in shades of yellow; 1-b is in shades of blue.

Textile, Prisma, ca. 1958
linen.
Gift of Mae Lamar Festa.
1991-157-1-a,b

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Textile (USA), 1939
cotton.
1951-74-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Upholstery weight cotton velvet with a design of regularly spaced symmetrical floral sprays in two shades of coral with touches of white where the backing fabric shows through.

Textile (possibly USA), mid-19th century
cotton.
Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper.
1957-180-25

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

Long horizontal panel made to commemorate the Century of Progress Fair held in Chicago. Prominent Chicago buildings are featured. Motifs from left to right include the following: The Pioneer, Chicago's first locomotive, Fort Dearborn (possibly the reproduction built at the fair), Merchandise Mart, U.S. Government Building, Travel and Transport Building, Hall of Science, Sky Ride, Shedd Auditorium, Adler Planetarium, Tribune Tower, and the Chicago Temple (First Methodist).

Panel (USA), 1933
cotton.
1978-151-1

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

Even, balanced vertical stripe in "Chinese Red, Persimmon and Shocking Pink Stripes" colorway.

Textile, Handwoven H971, ca. 1955
wool.
Gift of Richard and Trudy Schultz.
2011-25-20

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment of a border or flounce of ivory cotton net heavily embroidered with ivory silk floss and imitation pearls. Design of scrolls and modified rinceau with deep scallops repeated along lower edge.

Border (USA), ca. 1890
silk embroidery with artificial pearls on cotton net.
1928-14-4

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

Collage image with the background of a large white building floor. From left to right: A photograph of a woman, head tilted back with a pencil underneath it; an open notebook, text on the wall, and below a photograph of a landscape with dark and light blue skies and a person jumping; above, a film wheel and photo film; in the distance a piano, a statue, and a painting of a blue sky with clouds, in front of it a man jumping with one leg kicked out to the side; a small woman whispering into a large female head; above, a television floating next to a thumbtack and ruler; below, text on the wall and a black and white photo of a man with his hands on his hips. Lower right corner, a person's hand holding up the picture.

Poster, California Institute of the Arts, 1978
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Various Donors.
1981-29-25

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

Sample of a woven window blind with rigid wefts. Warps are spaced and striped blue and green on one side and red on the other with gold in center. Wefts are alternately a half round, half-inch dowel and a full round one-eighth inch diameter white reed.

Window Blind Sample (USA), 1956
synthetic, metallic, wood.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-9

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Drawing, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment: Clock Hand, 1934
graphite and green color pencil on tracing paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-502

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Drawing, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment: Clock Hand, 1934
graphite and green color pencil on tracing paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-503

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Narrow vertical stripe in royal, cobalt blue and black stripe colorway.

Textile, Handwoven H973, ca. 1955
wool.
Gift of Richard and Trudy Schultz.
2011-25-21

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Strip of printed dress silk with an abstracted design of people walking under large umbrellas in the slanting rain, with rainbows. Umbrellas are lavender, orange, and brown; rainbows are red, blue, and yellow on an off-white ground.

Textile, Americana Print: April, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-2

This object was made by Stehli Silk Corporation.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Views of hills, valleys, farms and villages, with an overall calico effect. Printed in greens, blue, yellow and black on white ground.

Mural Miniature, American Landscape, 1948
screen-printed paper.
Gift of Lanette Scheeline.
1998-29-66

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Linen table cover with hemstitching and six pieces of lace insertion showing Indian motifs: two rectangular pieces show two braves with bows framing tepees and four squares in the corners show a man in a canoe, a woman with a papoose, a brave with a bow, and a tepee.

Table Cover (USA), ca. 1900
linen.
Gift of Mrs. William Bayard Cutting in memory of Mary E. Parsons.
1943-44-6

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

Fragment of printed silk with a wavy linear design of roller coasters, interrupted occasionally by cars of riders, in white on a brown ground.

Textile, Thrill, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-1

This object was made by Stehli Silk Corporation.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Warp is thin black cotton, weft is strips of mostly synthetic leather of various widths, the widest being about one-half inch, in white, olive, beige and gray. These are separated by a few picks of beige cotton. Backed with cotton cheese-cloth, applied with an adhesive.

Sample (USA), 1959
cotton, leather, synthetic leather.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1959-98-4

This object was made by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Firm coarse cloth with heavy red wefts and black warps, giving a changeable effect. Two selvage edges continous with field.

Textile (USA), ca. 1955
wool.
Gift of Kjeld Juul-Hansen.
1956-182-4

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Drawing, Harold S. Anderson House: Furnishings (Pedestals with Figures; Wall...
graphite on tracing paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-304-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Sun setting over cityscape with buildings in red, yellow, orange, blue, and gray. Above, in blue ink: IN THE AIR EVERYWHERE IN GREATER NEW YORK… / WPaT / 93AM & 93FM.

Poster, New York Skyscrapers East and West of Central Park, 1963
screenprint on white wove paper on illustration board.
1988-11-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Cityscape, in yellow, red, blue, and green, from Central Park perspective, surrounded by buildings. Text in red ink: MUSIC in the air everywhere—AM 93 FM—WPAT.

Poster, New York Skyscrapers Around Central Park, 1963
screenprint on white wove paper on illustration board.
1988-11-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Table scarf with borders at each end of cutwork birds and wheels, embroidered canoes.

Table Cover (USA), ca. 1900
linen.
Gift of Mrs. William Bayard Cutting in memory of Mary E. Parsons.
1943-44-8

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Pitcher Prototype (USA), ca. 1986
paper, cardboard.
Gift of David McCorkle and Ernest Hood.
2010-12-20

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

Strip of printed dress silk with a stylized design of a jazz orchestra, in dark blue on white ground.

Textile, Americana Print: Rhapsody, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Less than a half-drop repeat of small-scale patterned swatches from a sample book of the 1870s. Predominantly in shades of red and brown.

Textile (USA), 1970–79
cotton.
1977-44-2

This object was made by Mr. Condotti, Ltd..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two pieces, silk, chiffon in shades of pink and rose.

Fragment (USA), 1900–1950
silk.
1960-150-13-a

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

A circular design with informational text throughout, including lecture series; one area features a large ink stain.

Poster, Kyoto/ACCD: An International Design Conference, ca. 1992
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Rebeca Mendez.
1996-59-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.