2013 | Acquired | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Laser cut poster featuring the text "design ignites change."

Poster, Design Ignites Change, 2008
laser cut wove paper.
Gift of Marian Bantjes.
2013-23-1

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

Set of three tea towels, the first showing varied intensities of a single color, the second a blending of two colors, and the third three colors.

Three Tea Towels, Index Collection, 2012
organic cotton.
Gift of Raw Color.
2013-22-2-1/3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

White blanket with bands of blocks of single colors and mixed colors, increasing in saturation by steps of 10% from one side to the other.

Blanket, Index Collection, 2012
organic cotton warp, merino wool weft.
Gift of Raw Color.
2013-22-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Round dish with a single handle formed by a loop of silver wire, set with a stone.

Butter Dish (England), 1904
silver, chrysoprase.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-9

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

Walnut body, carved at several places to represent algae, consisting of two cabinets in the base, an open space under two drawers under a horizontal surface covered with a marble slab, all below an upper small wooden shelf backed by a vertical surface consisting of mottled colored glass representing the sea behind wrought iron in the form of seawood; gilded metal drawer pulls.

Buffet (France), ca. 1905
carved and veneered walnut , marble, wrought iron, stained glass.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-8-a/d

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

A scrolling vegetal tripod base supports a straight stem with a baluster form at center. At top, painted flowers and leaves support a scalloped yellow plate. Two large prongs on either side.

Maquette For A Grille (France), ca. 1900
cast iron.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-7

This object was made by Fonderies de Saint-Dizier.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Green painted cast iron, shield-shaped medallion from the balustrade of an entrance into the Paris Metro, ornate openwork floral and whiplash motif.

Paris Metro Medallion, 1900
painted and patinated cast iron.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-6

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

The folding top inlaid in contrasting colors of wood with floral and foliage decoration. Carved legs supporting a flat work surface and a backboard, both decorated with inlaid soft-wood marquetry of flowers, the backboard including two small fold-down shelves to support inkwell, pens, etc.

Folding Desk (France), ca. 1900
carved and inlaid wood.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-5

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

Print, Plate 14, Sonia Delaunay: ses peintures, ses objets, ses tissus simultanés, ses modes (Sonia Delaunay: her paintings, her objects, her simultaneous cloth, her fashions)

Print, Plate 14, Sonia Delaunay: ses peintures, ses objets, ses tissus...
pochoir on paper.
2013-21-49

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Crowned goddess/fairy-like figure on the right amid a cloudy and starry sky. “ENCHANTEMENT” written across center of sheet.

Cover, Cover for music score of Massenet's Enchantment, ca. 1890
chromotypography on paper, faded.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-48

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Standing female figures in white dress, holding a parasol on left. Menu items on right.

Print, Menu card, ca. 1900
lithograph on cardstock.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-47

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Female figure in a landscape; ornamental border.

Print, Design for a box of Lefèvre-Utile biscuits, ca. 1897
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-46

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Female figure in a landscape; ornamental border. Text above: LEFEVRE UTIL; below: BISCUITS

Print, Design for a box of Lefèvre-Utile biscuits, ca. 1897
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-45

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Reclining female figure with dark hair, in purple dress, posing in landscape. Ornamental blue frame.

Print, Design for a box of Lefèvre-Utile biscuits, ca. 1897
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-44

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

In a quadripartite design, four female figures pose, wearing robes; three seated and one lying on her side; printed in green and white on a green ground.

Print, Plate 20, from "Figures Decoratives", 1905
collotype on paper.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-43

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Plate (USA), 1910–15
glazed pottery.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-42

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

Hammered cylindrical vase gently narrowing at the top with a simple decoration of German silver in a Native American pattern, a double band encircling the vase with a dropping design at four points.

Vase (USA), ca. 1910
hand-hammered copper, "german silver" (white metal alloy).
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-41

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

Four parrots resting on four branches also bearing flowers and leaves painted on a grey ground with dark pink on the interior. Colors light blue, shades of pink and green.

Vase (USA), 1917
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-40

This object was made by Rookwood Pottery.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Translucent stemmed glass rising from a circular foot, mold-blown, acid-etched, painted and gilded, enameled with various cartouches containing coats of arms and armorial devices of Lorraine and Russia, including Crosses of Lorraine.

Liqueur Glass (France), 1893
mold-blown, acid-etched, painted and gilded glass.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-4

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

Unglazed/bisque pale red/brown clay, manipulated cylindrical form, very thin walls pinched to create a crimped floriform rim, rising from a folded base then twisted just above the base for about an inch then smooth for less than an inch before the higher folds.

Vase (USA), ca. 1900
unglazed earthenware.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-39

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

Round body with sharp-beaked spout balanced by a handle running from top to bottom, the handle of walnut connected to the body by thin metal flanges; cylindrical metal fitted cover topped by a finial of walnut between two metal round tabs.

Teapot (USA), ca. 1920–25
electro-plated nickel silver, walnut.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-38-a,b

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

Press-molded low relief decoration in earth color against a yellow background. The third tile depicts the image of a Cupid figure, marked Eros.

Tile (USA), ca. 1905
press-molded glazed terra cotta (red earthenware).
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-37

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

Press-molded low relief decoration in earth color against a yellow background. The second tile depicts a figure of a worker (perhaps a potter).

Tile (USA), ca. 1905
press-molded glazed terra cotta (red earthenware).
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-36

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

Press-molded low relief decoration in earth color against a yellow background. The first tile depicts a mermaid.

Tile (USA), ca. 1905
press-molded glazed terra cotta (red earthenware).
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-35

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

Stamped seat shell supported on a frame that functions as legs and armrests, the back is punched with 49 hand-cut holes, and the seat with 42; gray rubber feet.

Landi Chair, designed 1938, manufactured 1938–61
molded and punched aluminum, silver anodizing, rubber.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-34

This object was made by P. and W. Blattmann Metallwarenfabrik.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Creamer, ca. 1910

Creamer, ca. 1910
hand-painted porcelain.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-33

This object was made by Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Cup And Saucer
hand-painted porcelain.
2013-21-32-a,b

This object was made by Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Elongated spoon with a club-shaped trefoil finial at the end of a flat widening stem.

Butter Spoon (Scotland), ca. 1900
silver-plated nickel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-31

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

Long straight simple handle, flattened with a slightly pierced trefoil finial at the end.

Jam Spoons (Scotland), ca. 1900
silver-plated nickel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-30

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

Large, wide-mouthed green vase with metallic inclusions, within a heavy wrought iron framework.

Vase (France), ca. 1900
moulded glass, wrought iron.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-3

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

Long straight simple handle, flattened with a slightly pierced trefoil finial at the end.

Jam Spoons (Scotland), ca. 1900
silver-plated nickel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-29

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

Architectural four-sided shape tapering up to a pyramidal top. In the upper half of the center, a circular copper face enameled in blue and green. In the lower half, an applied copper plaque with a motif enameled in dark blue-green and red.

Clock (England), ca. 1905
pewter, enamel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-28

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

Rectangular with top and bottom closed, one end open and other three sides mostly open; enameled in green and blue; motif applied at the center of the top of holder.

Matchbox Holder (England), 1907
silver, enamel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-27

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

Horizontal brooch in the shape of a scarab with wings spread; the wing are enameled in iridescent blue and green, the central body in blue.

Winged scarab Brooch, 1907
cast silver, enamel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-26

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

Round brooch with three protruding knobs surrounding a triangular silver band surrounding a cut purple stone in the center.

Brooch (England), ca. 1909
silver, cut purple stone.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-25

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