Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 29 objects tagged children's.

Toy Theater
1954-84-1-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Child's Bodice
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1940-93-62

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

Children's paper of patchwork stuffed animals in colors of red, pink, green, blue and yellow. Animals include a seal, elephant, monkeys, giraffes and a clown on a white ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1948–54
machine-printed.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-88

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

PZ8.3 .T8517 1949aX

Book Illustration, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Eighth Day of Christmas, 1949
lithography on paper.
Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
SIL39088017559196

Frame of curving linear bent beechwood elements; caned, oval back joined to oval bent wood element comprising the back legs and back; caned circular seat secured between back and front legs; removable tray rests atop front legs

Model no. 12061 T Child's Chair And Tray, ca. 1886
bent wood, woven caning, metal.
Gift of Sol Chaneles.
1989-111-1-a,b

This object was made by Gebrüder (Brothers) Thonet.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Book Illustration, Hopalong Cassidy Lends a Helping Hand, Danny with Hopalong...
offset lithography on paper.
Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
SIL39088006431910

There are 2 images of this object.

Bathroom or powder room paper. Pink, green, and blue bubbles with yellow and red highlights and grey shadows on a cream ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1936–50
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-17

This object was made by Lennon Wall Paper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Freely sketched animals, including a horse, dog, lion, other animals and birds in random arrangement. The animals are outlined in dark blue, shaded with white, on a pale gray-blue ground. Drop match.

Sidewall, Animal Kingdom, 1950
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Donald D. MacMillan.
1950-78-10

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

Designed for children, abstract depictions of cats and canaries behind a grid design. Printed in pink, yellow, green and black on a white ground.

Sidewall, Cat and Canary, 1958
screen printed.
Gift of John Rombola.
1984-102-2

This object was made by Harben Papers, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A paper for children or a den. Imitation wood paneled background hung with Western objects, including a bandana, a cowboy boot, branding irons, a rifle, a saddle, a yellow cowboy hat, and horse shoes. Printed in red, turquoise, lime green and white on a beige ground.

Sidewall, Cowboy accoutrement, 1956
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-144

This object was made by York Wall Paper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Children's or nursery paper, showing images of airplanes, Citroen tanks, battle ships, figures and tropical foliage. Printed in white on a deep blue ground.

Sidewall (France), 1923
block printed on paper.
Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
1930-21-1-f

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

Children or teens wallpaper containing words and phrases written graffiti-style. Printed in green, brown and black on white ground.

Sidewall, Nitty Gritty, 1968
machine printed on paper-backed vinyl.
Gift of Nancy Flinchum.
1994-127-1

This object was made by United-DeSoto Wallpaper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Object ID #18353701

Object ID #18353701
machine printed with engraved rollers.
1938-62-54

This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A collection of astronomical motifs is strewn over the surface, such as planets, stars, moons and shooting comets. Printed in blue and white on a gray ground. Manufactured by Marion Dorn, Ltd.

Sidewall, Constellation, 1938
screen printed on continuous paper.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-11

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

Closely spaced objects rendered in red outline and loosely filled in with gray shading on oyster white ground. The subjects are arranged alphabetically and roughly resemble encyclopedia or dictionary line illustrations.

Sidewall, Encyclopedia, 1949–50
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Donald D. MacMillan.
1950-78-9

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Close and colorful design of children's toys and games. Included are horns, doll, jack-in-the-box, shuttle-cock, woolly animals, Drop match. The seeming ground is dark brown but the actual paper ground is used in the design.

Sidewall (France), 1880–1900
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Martin Battersby.
1952-147-2

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

Children's wallpaper with magenta leopards lounging and climbing in dense foliage with large pink flowers. Printed in two shades of green, two shades of pink, magenta, and black on an off-white ground.

Sidewall, A Leopard of My Very Own, 1967–68
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Philip Graf.
1969-53-1

This object was made by Philip Graf Wallpapers, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Children's paper showing characters from "Alice in Wonderland" and vignettes in bright multicolor, especially yellow. Printed in colors on cream ground. Printed in selvedge: "(thistle) Thomas Strahan Co. Made In USA Copyright Tony Sarg's "Alice in Wonderland." Pattern number 6884.

Sidewall, Alice in Wonderland, 1930
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1971-58-28

This object was made by Thomas Strahan & Co., Manufactory.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Depictions of "junk food": including hamburger, hot dogs, milk shakes, pretzels, etc. in black outline, with chocolate "Kisses" in red, blue and yellow outline. Printed on white ground. Children's or teens wallpaper.

Sidewall, Junk Food, 1981
screen printed.
Gift of Etalage Fabrics and Wallcoverings, Inc..
1982-75-1

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

Children's or boys paper. Contains scenes of the wild West including Indians shooting buffalo, a cowboy on horse leading a wagon train, and a teepee. Printed in red, slate blue, green, brown, yellow, and white on a grey ground.

Sidewall, Cowboys and Indians, 1948–56
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-109

This object was made by The Joliet Wallpaper Mills.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Children's or young boys wallpaper containing red, white, and blue spaceships, rockets, and the planet earth with metallic silver stars on a grey ground.

Sidewall, Wallpaper with space stations and rockets, ca. 1950
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-133

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Children's or boys' paper with scouting accessories as the primary motif including bugle, lantern, canteen, hat, shovel, ax, and books. Background imagery of scouting activities such as campfire cooking and hiking printed in brown with white highlights, on tan ground.

Sidewall, Scouting Days, 1952
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-24

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

Children's wallpaper with a stylized depiction of a cow having a spotted udder. Printed in green, red, yellow, blue, black and white on a speckled pink ground.

Sidewall, Happy Cow, 1971–72
flexograph printed on paper.
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
1992-110-4

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

Children's paper containing the classic nanny figures with snakes, sun, bird on hand, and key. a) Printed in colors on a white ground; b) Printed in colors on brown ground.

Sidewall, Nana, 1971–72
flexograph-printed on paper.
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper Hewitt Fund.
1992-110-8-a,b

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

Children's paper showing children in a variety of play activities including doing handstands, jumping, holding a cat, dancing ballet, reading a book. Printed in bright colors on a turquoise ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1992
screen printed on paper-backed vinyl.
Gift of F. Schumacher & Co..
1994-100-4

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Closely-spaced baseballs in rows. Most of the balls contain an autograph of a major league ball player. Printed in blue, red, gray and black on white ground. Children, teen or den paper.

Sidewall, Play Ball Two, 1972
screen-printed vinyl.
Gift of John Bulica Nicholson.
2001-3-12

This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

The alphabet, A through Z, printed in rows, alternating between right-side up and upside down. Printed in green, pink and ocher on white ground. Children's paper.

Sidewall, Alpha Omega, 1965–68
screen printed vinyl.
Gift of John Bulica Nicholson.
2001-3-8

This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Children's toys and clothing, each image appearing with the name of object printed above. Printed in colors on white ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1992
screen printed.
Gift of F. Schumacher & Co..
1994-100-2

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On brown ground, regular horizontal rows of vertically oriented pencils, outlined in black, colored bright red, orange, yellow and chartreuse. Children's wallpaper.

Sidewall, Pencils, 1965–68
screen printed.
Gift of Piazza Prints, Inc..
1969-56-6

This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.