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Wood block in the form of a pilaster capital with applied gilt bronze mounts: between narrow leaf and dart molding at top and a wide bottom tongue and flower border is Ionic volute formed of curved metal and terminating on each side in a rosette. Between the two volutes are egg and dart molding, bead and lozenge molding under acanthus leaves.

Mount (France), ca. 1810
cast and gilt bronze mounted on carved wood block.
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
1907-1-40

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

Rectangular wooden case, covered with shark skin, brass mounts, handle and lock plate with floral pattern. Two hinges on the back. Sloping front on inside has twelve square openings for the implements. Inside covered with silk and metal thread.

Case (England), ca. 1720–40
wood, brass, shark skin, silk.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-279-a

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

A rectangle textured copper tray with the impression of a fish and two small crabs framed in wood with handles on opposite sides.

Tray Mounted In Frame (USA), 1909
copper, semi-precious stones.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
1990-158-1

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

Flattened urn-shaped body on tall faceted flaring foot with scalloped edge;sides of body fluted, a band of diamonds above, above that a band of silverwith slightly everted lip; high domed cover with faceted sides and finial cut with diamonds, notch cut out of rim for spoon.

Jar And Cover (England), ca. 1795
glass, silver.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-101-a,b

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

Printed text on spine: “NOUVEAUTES TEINT EN FILS”
Printed text on front cover: “FABRIQUE DE REGISTRES NOUVEAUTES TEINT EN FILS
C & P
P.G.V.F. & C.”

Handwritten text on cover page: “Nouveautes 1905/1906”
Tab pages with handwritten text: “Louisine Brochée 2063,” “Louisine (unreadable word, possibly unie), Rayée Façonné,” "Louisine Brochée 2058,” “Taffetas Façonné,” “Huitienne.”
Each sample has handwritten text above it designating style and number. Samples are affixed to the page with adhered gold paper strips, embossed with Greek key pattern.

Sample Book, Fabrique de Registres Nouveautes Teint en Fils (Factory Record...
silk, paper, cardboard.
Gift of Hamill and Barker.
1968-63-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 209 images of this object.

Flattened urn-shaped body on tall faceted flaring foot with scalloped edge;sides of body fluted, a band of diamonds above, above that a band of silverwith slightly everted lip; high domed cover with faceted sides and finial cut with diamonds, notch cut out of rim for spoon.

Jar And Cover (England), ca. 1795
glass, silver.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-102-a,b

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

Painting, Sandy Beach with Breakers

Painting, Sandy Beach with Breakers
brush and oil on canvas.
1918-20-8

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

A selection of designs, each with multiple colorways, including landscape friezes, embossed die-cut borders, some printed on ingrain and oatmeal papers.

Sample Book (USA), 1912
machine-printed paper, embossed.
Gift of Marco Polo Stufano.
1997-127-1-1/105

This object was made by Hobbs, Benton & Heath and York Card & Paper Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 121 images of this object.

Leather bound book containing fabric swatches and recipes for printing various colors. Fabric swatches have been both block and cylinder printed, and many have used resist techniques.

Dyer's Record Book (England), 1812–23
leather, paper, cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1987-46-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 271 images of this object.

Oval bowl on tall spreading fluted stem, diamond-shaped base with molded star fluting on bottom; sides of bowl cut with scalloped edge, flat diamond band and a row of printies; glass greenish, bubbly.

Salt (Ireland), ca. 1800
glass.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-215

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

Shaped like a finch; colors on a field of white. On bottom, a bird on a branch of grapes.

Box (England), ca. 1770
enamel, copper, brass.
Bequest of Katherine Strong Welman.
1908-23-49

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

An angel stands upon clouds in front of a scrollwork escutcheon with a glory of rays. He holds an aspergillum in his raised right hand, and the bowl in his left. The bowl is suspended on three chains which are fastened to cherubim who are applied to the brim of the bowl.

Hanging Wall Font And Frame (possibly Italy), 1730–39
embossed silver.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1907-14-2

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

Cup And Saucer (Austria)

Cup And Saucer (Austria)
mold blown and flashed glass.
1999-25-1-a,b

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

Tile decorated with brown and blue floral motif, bordered by two blue concentric circles; winged foliate in corners.

Tile (Spain), 17th century
earthenware.
1907-36-1

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

Tile decorated with brown and blue floral motif, bordered by two blue concentric circles; winged foliate in corners.

Tile (Spain), 17th century
earthenware.
1907-36-2

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

Parcel-gilt silver bratina with stand and six tcharkas, with lobed panels, each with various fantastic creatures .

Bratina (ceremonial Vessel), Stand And Tcharkas (cups) (Russia), 1884
raised, repoussé, chased, and engraved parcel-gilt silver.
Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania....
1983-69-16-a/h

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

Gold box decorated with all-over C-scrolls; lid depicting scene of Moors carrying off turbaned woman from burning castle. Inscription in Russian.

Box (France), 1858
chased, engraved and enameled gold.
Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania....
1983-69-15

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

Tall, slim vase with neck and foot consisting of inverted bell shape, on slim round base. The body divided into four registers. Ornamentation consists of floral designs and garlands and, in central area, a figureof Venus. Base is decorated with two griffins flanking a central roundel on which is written: Philippe Girard Par/Brevet/D'Invention.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Tin Lamp Base, ca. 1807
pen and ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post.
1993-25-1

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

Green glass, yellow circle, brown infill, abstract design.

Tile (USA), 1880–90
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. J.G.K. Duer.
1958-49-1

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

Box and cover with diamond decoration in corners and cartouche framing the central abstract design. Gold foliate motifs along the periphery of the cover as well as on the sides of the box. Classical motif on each corner of the box and center of the front separated by rectangular forms encasing small circular pattern.

Box (France), ca. 1860
diamonds, gold.
Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania....
1983-69-14

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

Round body with vertical fluted rim at top; loop handle; high domed lid with button finial and notch cut out for spoon; body and lid cut with double band of printies, a row of narrow flutes at base of body.

Jar And Cover (Ireland), ca. 1800
glass.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-130-a,b

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

Carved block for printing textiles in a design showing people, peacock, and plant forms in a chinoiserie style. Grooves in the sides for handling.

Printing Block (France), 18th century
wood.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-71-25

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Square tile with brown to maroon marbleized design.

Tile (USA), 1880–90
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Gertrude Crownfield.
1958-48-1

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

Rectangular box, white enamel field; hinged lid showing polychrome scene (painted over sepia transfer) of a couple dressed in 18th-century garb in a garden with a ruin in the background; flowers painted on four sides and bottom; white interior.

Box (England), ca. 1775
copper, brass, enamel.
Bequest of Katherine Strong Welman.
1908-23-4

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

Heart shaped, horizontally placed on three small feet. Openings in two lobes, with two inkwells, each with cover. Slight depression on top, at point. Decoration of stylized flowers and foliage.

Inkwell Stand And Lid (France), ca. 1780
tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-5-15-a/e

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

Block for printing textiles with a carved design of a thin, serpentine stem with flowers and leaves. Wire rods massed around pattern and set as diagonals in open spaces. Grooves in the sides for handling.

Printing Block (France), late 18th century
wood, metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-71-26

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Square-sided body with chamfered corners cut with fine horizontal blazes, shoulder cut with wide flutes, wide lip; one side engraved with "The Bushmill Old Distillery, Co. Antrim, Ireland, " and a picture of the distillery marked "pure malt" surrounded by shamrocks; bottom cut with star; stopper mushroom-shaped with hexagonal faceting.

Decanter And Stopper (possibly Ireland), ca. 1820
glass.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-167-a,b

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

Gold bracelet set with pietra dura portrait of Frederick Augustus Chauncey, father of donor. Cameo separates to become brooch or pendant.

Bracelet (Italy), 1867
gold, stone.
1959-156-2-a,b

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

Heavily moulded, resting on four feet decorated with women's busts. Double cover hinged through shorter dimension, with cylindrical grater in center.

Spice Box And Grater (France), ca. 1680
silver-plated brass.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1908-26-87-ba, bb

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

Light green; vessel with long flaring neck and slightly pear shaped body with tear drop shaped relief along base. One handle of applied glass and long upturned spout.

Ewer (Iran), 17th–18th century
glass.
Gift of Rodman Wanamaker.
1919-24-93

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

Flat oblong with square corners, hinged at center of heights with scroll outlined thumb-piece. Interior is closed in at perimeter by metal mounts to form rectangular opening with round corners. Oval field on cover with the Pantheon in mosaic of colored stones, with border of fine red dots.

Micro-mosaic Box, ca. 1870
various stones, gold.
Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-6-24

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

Set of three George I casters. One large, two small casters, each of octagonal, pear-shaped, baluster form on molded foot. Panels of each domed, octagonal cover pierced with alternate scrolls and stylized urns and bouquets; each cover with baluster finial; fitted with bezel closure.
a: caster (large)
b: cover
c: caster (small)
d: cover
e: caster (small)
f: cover

Casters And Lids (England), 1717
silver.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Cahn, Jr. in memory of Rosalie S. and William....
1981-49-9-a/f

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

Oval, with shaped sides; hinged; lower part decorated with landscape medallions on green field, upper part with flowers on green field. Stopper at top terminates in figure of flying bird.

Vinaigrette (England), ca. 1770
enamel, metal.
Bequest of Katherine Strong Welman.
1908-23-15

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

Very heavy, straight-sided body, looped and notched handle with turned up end cut with tall swirling loops of diamonds above a row of field diamonds, hatching at side near handle, on the bottom star pattern.

Mug, ca. 1820–30
glass.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-184

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

Blue glass vessel with long flaring neck and slightly pear shaped body with tear drop shaped relief along base and long upturned spout; handle of applied glass.

Ewer (Iran), 17th–18th century
glass.
Gift of Rodman Wanamaker.
1919-24-82

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

Tall slightly conical form with broad, flat triangular handle with circular opening; small curved triangular spout; white ground overall, the bottom decorated with various sized circles, some overlapping; white lid with large flat triangular handle with pierced circle at back. Part of a set that includes a covered sugar bowl, milk jug, cup and saucer, and plate.

Coffeepot And Lid (Austria), ca. 1902
molded, enameled and glazed porcelain.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
1986-83-1-a,b

This object was made by Wiener Porzellan Josef Böck and Schule Professor Koloman Moser.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.