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Birdcage in the Form of the Rialto Bridge Birdcage
This is a birdcage. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is painted wood, bent metal wire, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
When the Hewitt sisters travelled to Europe in pursuit of objects for the museum they were creating (see photo of Sarah, Eleanor, and Amy Hewitt in a Venetian gondola), they collected items that, today, might not seem immediately relevant to a design museum—like birdcages. The European-focused Hewitt sisters acquired birdcages in various media, such as ceramics and glass. Others represent specific architecture from various locations.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled An exuberant birdcage.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Drawing, View of the Pulpit, Saint Sulpice, Paris (Second Project)
- pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on white laid paper .
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1911-28-293
- Poster, 65 Bridges of New York
- photo-offset lithograph and screenprint on paper .
- Gift of Sara and Marc Benda.
- 2009-20-50
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 47.6 x 85.7 x 35.6 cm (18 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 14 in.)
Cite this object as
Birdcage in the Form of the Rialto Bridge Birdcage; Italy; painted wood, bent metal wire, metal; H x W x D: 47.6 x 85.7 x 35.6 cm (18 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 14 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1916-19-14
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum and Hewitt Sisters Collect.
