Making Design
This exhibition was on display from December 12, 2014 to September 01, 2016.
There were 248 objects in this exhibition but right now we can only show you 236 of them. Some objects may not be viewable because they were on loan; this might be due to issues involving image rights or simply because there is no digitized image for the objects.
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- Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Punch Bowl, 1765–75
- pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor on cream laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-8316
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, for Brighton Pavilion,...
- brush and watercolor, gouache over traces of graphite on white wove paper .
- 1948-40-9-a,b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fruit Bowl Bowl
- silver.
- 1962-227-1
- This object was made by Wiener Werkstätte and Wiener Werkstätte.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Dining Chair, from the Purkersdorf Sanatorium Dining Chair
- beechwood, leather, metal.
- 1968-6-1
- This object was made by J & J Kohn.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law,...
- black crayon, stumped, pen and black ink, brush and black wash, varnish on....
- 1969-137-4
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.
- Bowl (USA)
- painted and glazed earthenware.
- 1984-84-34
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
- raffia.
- Museum purchase through gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, Mr. and Mrs.....
- 1990-133-3
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Royal Jewel Cabinet Cupboard, 1824–26
- mahogany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf, platinum,verre....
- Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
- 1991-31-2
- This object was made by Godin (probably the younger) and Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 19 images of this object.
- Poster, International Women Workers Day
- lithograph on paper.
- 1992-164-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, Wandbehang Die Reifezeit (Harvest Time Wall Hanging), plate 7, in Die...
- color lithograph on paper.
- 1999-41-1-8
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Poster, Tropon est l'aliment le plus concentré (Tropon, the most...
- lithograph on wove paper, lined.
- 2007-2-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Solid C2 Chair
- stereolithography-formed epoxy resin.
- 2009-8-1
- This object was made by Materialise NV.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.
- Balcony Balustrade, Model GI
- cast iron.
- 2011-28-1
- This object was made by Saint Dizier Foundry.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Textile (Italy), possibly 13th century
- silk, metallic.
- Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
- 1902-1-385
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 6 images of this object.
- Drawing, Study for the Sculpture "Autumn" for the Château de Wideville
- recto: red chalk on white laid paper; verso: black chalk, graphite.
- 1931-64-242
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Cap (Spain)
- silk.
- 1951-105-35
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sample Book, Genuine Turkey Red
- label: woven cotton samples, leather binding, paper label, brass rivets.
- 1967-20-35
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.
- Vermelha Chair, 2007
- bent epoxy-coated steel, hand woven dyed cotton rope, aluminum.
- Gift of Edra SpA, Italy.
- 2007-39-1
- This object was made by EDRA.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.
- Vase (USA), 1883–88
- blown amberina glass.
- Gift of Paul F. Walter.
- 2010-6-3
- This object was made by New England Glass Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for a Covered Soup Tureen
- graphite, blue color pencil on wove paper, laid down.
- 1992-70-3
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Textile, Origami Pleat
- polyester.
- 2004-18-1
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 5 images and 2 videos of this object.
- Water Pitcher (Austro-Hungarian Empire (Klostermühle))
- mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing with gilding.
- 2009-18-86
- This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Cushion Cover (Greece), 18th century
- silk embroidery on linen foundation.
- Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William....
- 1955-133-2
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Coverlet Fragment (USA), ca. 1850
- wool, cotton.
- Gift of Mrs. Sara Muschel.
- 1956-173-1
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Carpet Design: "Singing Women," Radio City Music Hall Main...
- brush and brown, tan, and purple gouache, graphite on heavy cream wove paper.
- 1975-11-56
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Kremlin Service Dessert Plate, ca. 1830
- gilt and glazed hard-paste porcelain.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2005-6-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Parasol Cover (France), ca. 1880
- silk.
- Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
- 1938-57-1463
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 7 images of this object.
- Cravat End (France), 1695–99
- linen.
- Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
- 1962-50-18-b
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Tassel (Italy), 17th century
- linen.
- Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
- 1962-51-14
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- Sampler (England), 1730
- silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation.
- Bequest of Rosalie Coe, from the collection inherited from her mother, Eva....
- 1974-42-3
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sweat Protector (koyori Ase-hajiki) (Japan), 1850–60
- paper.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2009-36-2
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 8 images and 1 video of this object.
- Covered Fruit Basket Fruit Basket
- iridized, glazed hand-rolled, cut, and assembled porcelain.
- 2011-37-1-a,b
- This object was made by Belleek.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Brisé Cockade Fan (USA)
- drilled vulcanized rubber, silk ribbon.
- 1951-106-3
- This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Bowl (Ireland), ca. 1810
- cut glass.
- Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
- 1986-61-142
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Tie-Dye, 1958
- hand-dyed and folded japanese paper.
- Gift of Barbara White.
- 2000-64-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
