Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 12 objects tagged paisley.

Shawl Border (France)

Shawl Border (France)
silk.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1941-67-2

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

Square, dark brown shawl. At the center is a black shape, circular with eight prongs coming off of it, resembling a tree trunk. Outside of the black shape are four white, wishbone-like shapes facing inward, positioned at North, South, East and West points in the shawl. In between each one are white, diamond-like shapes of various sizes. The border of the shawl features small rectangles, alternating between brown and dark green.

Shawl (India)
wool.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1946-65-2

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

A length of textile patterned with large, elongated paisleys in shades of browns, reds, blue-grey, and pale green, on a black ground. The roughly teardrop-shaped paisleys have a floral curlicue at the point, and a smaller curlicure halfway down on each side. The paisleys are slightly diagonal and face opposite directions in each offset row, such that the bottom of the upper row is even with the top curlicue of the lower row. The paisleys are filled with tiny foliage and floral patterns.

Textile, Massive Paisley
76% polyester, 24% cotton.
Gift of Maharam.
2008-14-1

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

Shawl (India for European market)

Shawl (India for European market)
wool.
Bequest of Dorothy Franklin Rolph.
1980-38-1

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

A horizontal rectangular shawl border featuring a row of nine large paisley cones on beige ground. The colors within the cones rotate between red, black, beige, light blue, and yellow green. Each contain a small floral border in a contrasting color with a central bouquet with four flowers. Each cone is surrounded by thin green leaves creating a fur-like border that crosses at top and curls to either side. A broad guard borders four sides around the central cones and extends up to top of shawl. Border creates a wide H shape that is connected at bottom. The border consists of octagonal medallions, each framing a floral spray in shades of green, red, black, and light blue, with oak leaves between. Broad border at the top with a row of decorated scalloped mounds with flowery sprays growing on and in them. Small cypress shape in center of each and between each mound. Thin zigzagged lines in pink, brown, and green define each section.

Shawl Border (Russia)
wool, silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1954-54-2

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

Drawing, Exterior Cornice, Dining Room, Olana

Drawing, Exterior Cornice, Dining Room, Olana
brush and watercolor, graphite on paper.
Lent by Olana State Historic Site.
7.2012.4

An oblong matchsafe with rounded sides and corners, decorated with silver, winding tendrils that have flowers with copper centers on a steely-gray ground. The lid has a protruding rounded silver lip running along its lower edge. At the bottom of the matchsafe is a small oval shaped striker.

Paisley Decoration Matchsafe
silver, copper, niello.
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
1982-23-56

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

A pair of gold tear-drop shaped earrings studded with pink cut rubies in gold scrolled circles. A single gold cord traces the paisley shape of the earrings which have a clip attachment on the back.

Pair Of Earrings (USA)
gold, cut rubies.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1995-51-2-a,b

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

Bright gold-colored paisley shape, composed of delicate scrolling foliage and round flower shapes. The cut-out areas create a lacelike effect. The foil is textured all over with lines of dimpled punches, accenting the curving shapes.

Cut-out Decorative Foil (India), 1881–1912
cut and perforated sheet brass.
Gift of Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery.
2014-42-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.

Cut-out Decorative Foil (India)

Cut-out Decorative Foil (India)
pierced and cut-out sheet brass foil.
Gift of Sullivan Goss - An American Art Gallery.
2014-42-3

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

A printed cotton fabric with two sections of paisley pattern. On our left is a thicker field with a repeating pattern of horizontal, large teardrop motifs, filled with pale red, green and blue flowers, with a smaler lemon teardrop inside and a larger blue flower with green leaves at the bottom. The teardrops are set against a floral background. On our right is a thinner field of smaller, vertical, dark green teardrops on a scarlet background. The fields are split by a thin, floral band outlined in pale lemon.

Textile
cotton.
Purchase, Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1986-84-1

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

Sample Book, Paisley Collection

Sample Book, Paisley Collection
screen-printed, flock, vinyl, foil, mylar.
Gift of Israel and Ruth Fiedler.
2010-26-1-1/99

This object was made by Manuscreens, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 10 images of this object.