Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 8 objects involving Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company

Cone-shaped candlestick with base of cross form and tubular candle holder decorated with three thin discs.

Candlestick (USA), ca. 1928
electro-plated nickel silver.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General....
1993-111-3

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.

Cone-shaped bowl with base of cross form.

Bowl (USA), ca. 1928
electro-plated nickel silver.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General....
1993-111-2

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.

Inverted cone-shaped vase with base of cross form.

Vase (USA), 1928
silver-plated metal.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General....
1993-111-1

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.

Textile design consisting of a variety of white shells, outlined in black and with areas of greyish-blue shading and accenting, against a green background. A multitude of different types of blue fish swim around and overlap with the shells. Verso: Sketch of flowers in pen and black ink.

"Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil" Matchsafe, ca. 1900
silver.
Gift of The Original I.P. LLC.
1980-14-84

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

Rectangular, rounded corners and sides, featuring raised decoration of man in hat, jacket and waistcoat behind waist-high wood fence, 3/4 view in lower left corner of grimacing dog facing the smiling man on opposite side, inscribed between the two "Tis easy enough to be pleasant when life goes by with a song but the man worth while is the man who will smile when everything goes dead wrong." Inscribed in raised letters on lid "Smile!" Reverse slightly concave. Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.

"Smile!" Matchsafe, ca. 1900
silver.
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
1978-146-105

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

Inverted cone-shaped body with wide-rimmed circular mouth and cross-form base; two vertical tubular handles with flat horizontal mounts at rim and lower body.

Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl, ca. 1928
nickel silver.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2013-54-2

This object was made by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Inverted cone-shaped body with wide-rimmed circular mouth and cross-form base; triangular spout opposite vertical tubular handle with flat horizontal mounts at rim and lower body.

Creamer Creamer, ca. 1928
nickel silver.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2013-54-3

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