Cowtan and Sons, London | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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A vertical decorative panel of block-printed paper on a wooden suport. In the center a pale blue pilaster, rectangular protruding column, is set against flanking lemon and beige panels. The column is decorated with interlinking floral and foliate motifs in white, with a basket of flowers at the top and feathered foliage scrolled at the bottom and has a dog-toothed border. The foot of the pilaster shows a Romanised sculptural head with two red medallions on either side and two leavy branches extending from its left and right edge

Decorative Panel (England)
block-printed paper, wood support.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-10-a/c

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

A block-printed vertical sidewall with three interlinking motifs. The top motif is a bunch of pink, blue and white flowers with two golden lillies whose petals turn upwards to form a fleur de lis at the top, while beneath it a golden diamond shape holds scrolling foliage and lilac drapery. The middle motif is an ornate golden mirror on a red pedestal with two pink dragons facing opposite edges on top, whose outstretched wings grow into a pink tulip with green leaves. The final motif is a pink and yellow bird perched on a golden urn with green leaves and pink and purple foliage two sprouting above and below it. The motifs are set against a cream background and surrounded by a golden border with a golden medallion at the top and a stone lion on a red base at the bottom.

Sidewall (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-9-a/c

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed, flocked.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-41-a,b

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-39

This object was made by J. Duppa.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed on continuous paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-38

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block printed on paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-37

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

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block-printed on continuous paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-36

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

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-33

This object was made by Duppa and Slodden.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block-printed, handmade paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-31

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-28

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block printed and flocked on handmade paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-27

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

Frieze (France)

Frieze (France)
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-23

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-22

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
74 x 26.5 cm (29 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.).
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-21

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

A horizontal border block-printed on flocked paper with a thick central brown stripe bordered above and below with cream stripes and overlaid by a lattice design, which gives the central stripe the appearance of lace.

Border (England)
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-13

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

A horizontal border block-printed on flocked paper with a central cream stripe overlaid at the top and the bottom by a repeating green and gold shield motif with a golden dog-toothed base. This is bordered above and below by wide brown stripes graduated from light in the centre to dark at the top and bottom and overlaid by regularly spaced gold circles. Two thin parallel dark brown stripes run through the center of the cream stripe.

Border (England)
block-printed and flocked paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-12

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed and flocked paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-11

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

A horizontal frieze with a trailing green vine leaf design with red berries hanging from a wooden pole and forming loops of foliage and twine. Three birds with red heads and golden wing feathers perch at the left edge, the center and the right edge of the branches. The design is set against a cream background with a dark brown horizontal stripe at the top and a wooden pole mirroring the top pole along the bottom edge.

Frieze (England)
81.5 x 15.5 cm (32 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.).
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-8

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

A horizontal machine-printed border with a horizontal chain of various flowers set against a cream background with two horizontal dark green stripes running along the top and bottom.

Frieze (England)
machine-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-7

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

A vertical machine-printed frieze with a vertical chain of bunches of lemon roses, white and blue cornflowers, followed by pale pink and lemon roses, set against a cream background, with two olive green vertical stipes at either side.

Frieze (England)
machine-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-6

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

A horizontal machine-printed border with a horizontal band of pale blue twisted ribbons in the center wrapped around a green rod with alternating clusters of pale pink roses, dark green moss and deep blue forget-me-nots on a cream background. The band is set against a brown border and a golden studded frame.

Border (England)
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-5

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

A horizontal frieze block printed on flocked paper with a horizontal vine of dark green horse chesnut leaves across the center. Below this is a brown horizontal band and above is a cream band with a thin brown stripe across the top.

Frieze (England)
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-3

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

A horizontal frieze block printed on flocked paper. In the upper section is a horizontal band of dark green leaves with red berries on a curved stem against a light brown background, beneath that is a horizontal band of repeating red, cream and green foliage with the section between the leaves forming a columnal shape. In the section below that is a horizontal band of red beads and beneath that is a horizontal band of orange and cream vertical stripes.

Frieze (England)
block printed and flocked on paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-1

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

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed, flocked.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-44

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-43

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Object ID #18155761

Object ID #18155761
block-printed, handmade paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-42

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-40

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-35

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block printed on joined sheets.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-34

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Frieze (England)

Frieze (England)
block printed and flocked on paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-32

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-30

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Border (England)

Border (England)
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-29

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Border (France)

Border (France)
block-printed on paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-26

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Border (France)

Border (France)
block-printed paper.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-24

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A horizontal block-printed on paper cream border with two parallel bands of a pale brown advancing wave motif, with a small dark brown dot in the center of each wave triangle and dark brown spray exuded from each wave curve. Both bands are bordered with a dark brown stripe above and below.

Border (England), ca. 1860
block printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-20

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.