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Red transfer decoration on a white ground, showing landscape with mountains in left background; foreground with lion standing before a tree at right, and looking at a frog to its left; the scene surrounded by a framework of rocaille scrolls.

Tile (England), ca. 1760
tin-glazed earthenware, red transfer-printed decoration.
Gift of Mrs. Harry Horton Benkard.
1938-71-1

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

Pair of steel studs topped with gold nuggets.

Studs (USA), 19th century
steel, gold.
Gift of Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel.
1928-5-66-a,b

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

Alternate plan of 1963-47-3, showing the double staircase as turning at right angles, rather than curving, and connecting with the one portico. Four chambers at either side.

Drawing, Alternate Scheme for Ground Floor Plan of a Country House, ca. 1781
pen and brown ink on paper.
1963-47-4

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

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-4

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

Flat irregular form pierced with two holes; matt surface.

Amoebas Button, 1998
aluminum.
Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from....
1998-58-8

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

Translucent stretch mesh fabric with a small-scale check of silver and black. Color: Alloy.

Textile, Silver Check, 2004
74% polyester, 26% nylon.
Gift of Elizabeth Whelan.
2013-45-1

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

Handle with silver overlay on mother-of -pearl, the silver as chased foliage, flowers and vines. Marked "Gorham Mfg. Co. STERLING" on steel base.

Eraser And Sheath (USA), ca. 1900
silver, mother-of-pearl, chromed steel (-a).
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1957-100-21-a,b

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

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.

Tooled gold and black enamel hair locket, round. inscribed on inner gold disk with "My secons on Gerardus, Dec. 6th 1864." Inscription surrounded by outer enamelled circle by engraved inscription: "In memory of."

Locket (USA), 19th century
gold, enamel, hair.
1959-81-2

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

Plate (England), 1691

Plate (England), 1691
silver.
1980-56-2

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

Tassel attached to the corner of a cloth embroidered in a three-lobed leaf pattern.

Tassel (USA), early 20th century
linen, mercerized cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Gino Speranza.
1942-47-3

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

Hammered gold band with oval-shaped sapphire and crowned with teardrop emerald, both framed with gold granulation.

Ring (USA), ca. 1991
gold, emerald, sapphire.
Gift of Michele Wiener.
1994-12-8

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

Hammered gold band.

Ring (USA), 1970
gold.
Gift of Michele Wiener.
1994-12-9

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

Dark brown circular form with slightly irregular contours.

Bangle (USA), early 1940s
wood.
Bequest of Marion Weeber Welsh.
2006-2-4

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

Brown circular form with slightly irregular contours.

Bangle (USA), early 1940s
wood.
Bequest of Marion Weeber Welsh.
2006-2-5

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

Butter knife of gold-colored metal, handle tapering to simple point, engraved with monogram "HMA".

"Dirigold" Knife, introduced 1926
metal alloy.
Gift of Mrs. Harriet Meserole through The Museum at The Fashion Institute of....
1999-11-4

This object was made by Dirilyte Company of America, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-1

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

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-6

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

Flat irregular form pierced with two holes; matt surface.

Amoebas Button, 1998
aluminum.
Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from....
1998-58-12

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

almost circular form with four lobes of green enamel between undulating silver bands

Brooch (England), 1909
cut and entwined ribbon silver, with basse-taille enamel.
Gift of Judy Francis Zankel.
2013-55-1

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

Square with white decoration on greenish-blue ground consists of a kneeling woman wearing conical hat, long robe, watering a plant in classical vase at left, from which a cherub rises.

Plaque (England), possibly 1909
pate-sur-pate glazed porcelain.
Gift of Leon V. Solon.
1920-30-1

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

Plate (England)

Plate (England)
silver.
Gift of Samuel P. Avery.
1903-1-45

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

Green, blue and yellow, central four-leaf clover.

Tile (USA), 1880–90
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John E. Alexandre.
1958-47-1

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

Burgundy glass, abstract design.

Tile (USA), 1880–90
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Clementina Furniss.
1958-50-1

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

Upper floor of house, showing a large central hall, divided into three sections, and a large chmaber at either side. A plan of a small theatre (?) lightly sketched in pencil in the right-hand chamber.

Drawing, Plan of the Second (or Third?) Floor of a Country House, ca. 1781
pen and brown ink, graphite on paper.
1963-47-5

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

Exec-U-Calc Calculator Calculator, 1987

Exec-U-Calc Calculator Calculator, 1987
plastic.
Gift of Arango Design Foundation.
1994-31-3

This object was made by Bedol International Group, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-5

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

Flat irregular form pierced with two holes; matt surface.

Amoebas Button, 1998
aluminum.
Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from....
1998-58-9

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

Flat irregular form pierced with two holes; matt surface.

Amoebas Button, 1998
aluminum.
Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from....
1998-58-10

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

Matt-textured gold band set with one circular pale emerald cabochon.

Finger Ring (England), 1999–2000
gold, emerald.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2001-13-6

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

Circular form; obverse: bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right flanked by engraved dates, 1809 / 1909; reverse: eagle on rock over sea; in field: "PRESERVE PROTECT / DEFEND".

Object ID #18150965
engraved bronze.
Gift of Victor David Brenner.
1906-33-1

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

Milky white glaze, with brownish printing. Decoration a stringy rocaille framework, with two women and a man, house and trees in background.

Tile (England), 1760
glazed pottery with over glaze, transfer-printed decoration.
1935-28-1

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

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-2

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

Circular "face" of dark wood with applied metal eyes, and nose and mouth of painted wood.

Masks Button, 1998
wood, metal.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1998-58-3

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

Flat irregular form pierced with two holes; matt surface.

Amoebas Button, 1998
aluminum.
Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from....
1998-58-7

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