Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Magenta moiré with horizontal repeat of a man bending over a bush with large flower and fruit. Man and bush are in colors of tan, green, blue and gold metallic thread. Alternates with floral sprigs in gold metallic thread. Probably used for a cope.

Textile, early 19th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-35-a/g

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Parts of a dress. Pannier skirt with fronts of bodice; also a piece of the train. Compound fancy cloth ground of white taffeta with extra warp of apple green which appears in broad vertical stripes of horizontal ribbing. Brocaded designs of serpentine ribbons, in the white ground, and twining feathers, brown lines at their back are bouquets of realistically drawn flowers in red, green, rose and white silk, and rose chenille.

Fragments Of A Dress (probably France), 18th century
silk.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-17-a/e

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

Violin-shaped, with surface modelled into generalized foliage - a/blue, with gold on points of leaf forms - b/ and c/ uncolored, with gold - d/ pink and gold at points of leaf forms - e/ and f/ with green and gold at points of leaf forms - all have hole at top for pivot.

Six Keyhole Drops (England), ca. 1830
porcelain with overglaze painting and gilding.
1910-13-19-a/f

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Double arched top rail, crested with a complex of scrolls. Wood wings rest on slightly curved arms which are supported by curved channeled stumps. Flat seat framing. Cabriole front and rear legs. Chair inlaid on all surfaces with floral designs. Unfolds to form bed.

Dutch mahogany metamorphic wing-backed folding bed chair Bed Chair, mid-18th...
mahogany, solid and veneered, inlaid with other woods, textile.
Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-44-44

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

Imitation Meissen Cane Handles Cane Handles

Imitation Meissen Cane Handles Cane Handles
porcelain, vitreous enamel.
1931-44-13-a,b

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

Crozier posts include panelled top rail and slat carved in form of an eagle with wings outspread. Slip seat covered in horsehair. Flat front legs are moulded on front surface and are sharply curved. Rear legs are sharply curved as well.

Chair (USA), 1820–25
carved mahogany.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-53

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

Textile (France)

Textile (France)
silk and metal-wrapped silk-core threads.
1931-4-25-a/c

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Center shows a large-scale tree with many different blossoms. Small flanking tree on either side. Floral sprays, insects, birds, and animals over the ground. Double floral border.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), late 1840s
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-4

This object was made by Luigi Testori.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Chasuble fragments. Blue satin ground with polychrome brocading in a design of buildings at edge of water and great ship. Trimmed with coral and yellow silk ribbon.

Chasuble Fragments (possibly Spain), 18th century
silk.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-33-a/c

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

Theatrical robe of terra-cotta silk twill brocaded heavily in polychrome silks and gilded paper-wrapped silk-core yarns. The design is of bamboo lattice-work and vines, chrysanthemums, berries and butterflies. Lined with solid color terracotta silk.

Noh Robe (Japan), ca. 1800
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-60

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

Red and white striped velveteen robe with a full skirt pleated into a narrow waist and deep set sleeves narrowing to the wrist. Edged with black cotton twill that is machine stitched in light blue and white. Lined with printed cotton with stripes and polka dots in red, green and yellow. Facings of silk warp ikat.

Robe, 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-66

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

Theatrical robe of deep terra-cotta silk twill brocaded in polychrome silks and gilded metal. Design of clouds, pine tree and leaves. Lined with deep terra-cotta silks.

Noh Robe, ca. 1800
silk, metallic9.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-61

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

Bedcover
silk.
1931-4-19-a,b, d

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

Four vertical panels of red voided velvet in a design of dragon, clouds, bats, waves, spray flaming jewels, etc. Ground of satin and lined with blue figured silk.

Panels (China), 19th century
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-38-a/d

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

Skewers (France)

Skewers (France)
silver.
1931-44-37-a,b

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

Textile (Italy)

Textile (Italy)
silk.
1931-44-3-a,b

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

Image of an oval ceiling, without the room setting. At the center, a view at the sky passing an oval entablature. In the sky are Apollo, the Muses and genii. The entablature is supported by arches through which parts of further structures are shown. In four of the arches stand pedestals with griffins crouching beside a clock-like form.

Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted...
pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash on two sheets of off-white....
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-37

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

Drawing, Chinoiserie Fantasy

Drawing, Chinoiserie Fantasy
graphite on white laid paper.
1931-70-29

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

Strip of reticella insertion and border, made separately and stitched together. Insertion design has zigzag lines setting off triangular areas which have rosettes.

Border (Italy), 16th–17th century
linen.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-93

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

Corporal has a center of red cut and uncut velvet in a large-scale symmetrical foliate design with a border of polychrome cut and uncut velvet on a white satin ground in a floral design. Trimmed with gold ribbon and backed with red wool.

Corporal (Italy), 17th century
silk, wool, metallic trim.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-84

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

Complete chasuble of red figured velvet with woven orphrey bands of a different velvet, edged all around all areas with gold metallic ribbon.The side panels are of red cut and uncut velvet in a satin foundation in a large-scale scrolling floral design. The orphrey bands are of cut and uncut velvet in reds, pinks and greens on a white satin ground in a large-scale, symmetrical floral design. Lined with linen.

Chasuble (Italy), 17th century
silk, metallic trim, linen lining.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-67

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

Noh theatrical robe of terracotta silk twill brocaded heavily in colored silks and gilded paper with a design of chrysanthemums and five-petal flowers. Lined with solid terracotta silk.

Noh Robe (Japan), ca. 1800
silk, gilded paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-62

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

Orphrey from clerical vestments. Five rectangles, each containing a figure within architectural arches and capped by symmetrical floral motifs; three are from the back of orphrey and two from the front. Silk and metallic thread embroidered in or nué technique on linen.

Orphrey, 17th century
silk and metallic yarns on linen.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-34-b

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Central large-scale tree with many different blossoms. Small flanking tree on either side. Floral sprays, insects, birds, and animals scattered over the ground. Border of massed flowers and fruit with perching brids. Urns and vases in foreground.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), early 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-13

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on an ivory ground. Ground of swirling lines with realistically-rendered floral sprays and a floral border. Initials "C.P." embroidered in red cross stitch in upper right corner.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), 1800–1850
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-12

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Central large-scale tree with many different blossoms. Small flanking tree on either side. Floral sprays, insects, birds and animals scattered over the ground. Double floral border.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), 1800–1850
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-9

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

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Center shows a large scale flowering tree flanked by a smaller tree on either side. Floral sprays, animals, insects, and birds are scattered over the ground. Border design is repeating horns with floral sprays.

Headcovering (mezzaro) (Italy), 1800–1850
cotton.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
1931-4-3

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

Drawing, Design for Two Chairs with Alternative Suggestions, 1760–65
pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on paper.
1896-14-3

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

Conical roof supported by pillars, balustrade decorated with flower motif. Pillar decorated with circular designs. Table drawn in middle of pagoda. Scale noted at bottom.

Drawing, Design for Pagoda in Garden Pavilion, ca. 1909
graphite on wove paper, lined.
1909-12-18

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

Design for half-moon bridge in garden pavilion. Flower motif decorates balustrade and supports of bridge. Vegetation drawn on left side of bridge. Scale noted on bottom.

Drawing, Design for Bridge in Garden Pavilion, ca. 1909
graphite on wove paper, lined.
1909-12-17

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

Design for a garden pavilion. Pavilion with umbrella decorated with flower motif. Vegetation surrounds pavilion. Scale noted at bottom.

Drawing, Design for Garden Pavilion, ca. 1909
graphite on wove paper, lined.
1909-12-16

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

A tree with two birds upon a pole is shown at left. A Chinese with a bow is running at its base toward some decayed planks leading to rock. Motifs of Chinoiserie landscapes are distributed in the middle distance, in the center of which a Mandarin gets his tea on top of a tree. The zigzag boardwalk leads on from there toward a tent with worshippers before an altar.

Drawing, Chinoiserie Fantasy, ca. 1780
pencil on paper..
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-30

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

Vertical drawing of a flying genius opens a curtain. A part of a bracket is above at left.

Drawing, Decoration detail of a coach, 1650–75
brush and gray watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on paper..
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-25

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

Vertical drawing of a lateral panel of a coach. Wing-like. "Summer" is shown seated upon clouds. She carries a sickle in her right hand and a sheaf of grain in her left arm, which a child brought her. Framing line.

Drawing, Decoration of a coach panel, 1650–75
brush and gray watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on paper..
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-24

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

Vertical drawing of a side panel of a coach. "Autumn" is shown seated in clouds. A putto standing at right beside her, wing-like, brought her a bowl with fruits. She raises her left hand with a bunch. She is crowned with a wreath.

Drawing, Decoration of a lateral panel of a coach, 1650–75
brush and gray watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on paper..
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
1931-70-23

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