Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

2022

  • Work on this object began.

2025

Photograph, Jaylin Jones decking a rear brake caliper on the frame of an F-150 Lightning

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Christopher Payne and subject: Ford Motor Company.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christopher Payne as part of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

It is dated 2022. Its medium is digital pigment print. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


In the automotive industry, decking means leveling—here, leveling the components that house the brake pads and apply pressure to them to create friction against the brake rotors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 66 × 82.6 cm (26 × 32 1/2 in.) Not framed

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

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