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One strand of a narrow rope twist or cable molding border. Red flock overprinted in shades of orange and red on white ground.

H#323

Border (France), 1835–1900
block-printed and flocked on machine-made paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-144-a,b

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

Vertical rows of orange stitching applied to a mottled orange ground. The spacing between stiched rows varies across the width.

Sidewall, Stitched Vertical, 2008
hand-stitched and dyed paper.
Gift of Maya Romanoff.
2008-26-2

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

Cut-out white rectangular shapes are printed with text and sewn onto white paper backing. The text is from Shakespeare and appears in several different fonts in varying scale and boldness, always printed in black.

Sidewall, White Room with Text, 2008
cut paper squares with printed text, sewn onto paper backing.
Gift of Tracy Kendall.
2008-11-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Black cast iron radiator (b) in the form of a podium surmounted by an arch forming a niche for a standing draped figure (a) of a woman- the goddess Hebe- holding a Greek drinking goblet in either hand (d,e). A composite entablature is surmounted by a Doric cornice crowned by a semi-circular tympanum. The podium base is decorated with bas-reliefs of columns alternating with Greek vases surrounded by drapery at the lower level and repeated scene of a griffin and man pouring liquid into a bowl in the upper level. The arch itself is decorated with bas-reliefs of rosettes and scrolls on two supporting pilasters with fluted capitals. The tympanum has a bas-relief of an eagle clutching a staff from which springs ribbons bearing "Stratton" and Seymour". Stars decorate tympanum, following the semi-circular curve. Radiator stands on four detachable scrolled legs (f/i). The fender (c) is comprised of grille work formed by scrolls, acanthus leaves and rosettes. Flat circular flue key (j) with stylized foliate handle fits on pipe behind tympanum.

Radiator (USA), mid-19th century
cast iron.
Gift of Edith Wetmore.
1918-43-1-a/j

This object was made by Stratton & Seymour.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Intertwined meanders of tulips, morning glories, carnations and roses among stylized acanthus leaves with picotage effect. Printed in red, yellow, green, blue, lavender, and dark brown.

Print, Trial Proof for a Flower Chintz, 1790–1800
woodcut in multicolored inks on tan ground on white paper.
Gift of Bridget Mahon.
1898-21-25-a

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

Etagere (USA), ca. 1855
rosewood, maple, glass mirror, brass.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1937-45-6

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Fourteen cast and individually-shaped large, sterling silver links resembling abstract, amoeba-like forms.

Necklace (Denmark), 1947
silver.
Gift of Barbara E. Busch.
2002-25-1

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

Teapot of inverted pear form repoussé and chased with rococo scrolls and flowers; applied floral finial on hinged lid. Part of a tea set with urn and lid (b/e), creamer (c), and covered sugar bowl (d) of various dates.

Teapot (USA), ca. 1845
raised, repoussé, chased and cast silver, ivory.
Gift of Allyn Cox.
1976-109-1-a

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

Square hanging of knotted clear fishing line, with a slight drape to project off the wall.

Hanging (USA), 1989
nylon fishing line.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1996-6-1

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

An intricate knotted design in a circular pattern with a circular central motif.

Print, The Third Knot (Interlace Pattern with White Medallion), ca. 1506-7
woodcut on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1944-37-1-b

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

Netted panel with a pattern of parallel zigzag lines, with two strings attched.

Netted Textile (Peru), 300–100 BC
maguey fiber.
Museum purchase through gift of Marie Torrance Hadden.
1947-31-2

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

White form of moveable collapsible elements. Closed position: tight cylinder of 12 legs each hinged at joint with seat element, in turn hinged at top to small circle with inset handle. Form furls out into a circular seat composed of 12 wedges spiraling out from central circle with handle; each wedge with hinged leg twisting down into a central shaft, then flaring out to form a stable, 12-footed base. Nylon surfaces show lines and marks of layering from laser syntering process.

One_Shot.MGX Collapsible Stool Stool, 2006
polyamide (nylon).
The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
2008-32-4

This object was made by Materialise NV.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Roughly ovoid form made from a black and white roll of pleated waste paper, the upper portion vertically slit at front center, the resulting layers peeled down to form the chair seat and peaked back.

Cabbage Chair, 2008
resin-coated waste paper.
Gift of Friedman Benda, New York and Nendo.
2009-9-1

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

Body composed of thick, transparent methacrylate square with removeable aluminum bulb housing inserted in lower section of one side.

ToFU Lamp, 2000
molded and cut methacrylate resin, aluminum, halogen light source.
Gift of Yamagiwa USA Corp..
2010-36-1

This object was made by Yamagiwa Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Roughly cylindrical form of thin paper layers fanned out to form chair; the front and top cut and shaped to form contoured seat, low arms, and back, the seat further compressed and contoured by someone sitting in chair.

Baby Honey-Pop Child's Chair, 2001
fanned open paper layers.
Gift of Tokujin Yoshioka.
2008-8-1

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

Attenuated body of very thin glass tapering to narrow stem with hollow sphere and two horizontal flanges; flat disc-shaped foot.

Ambassador Vase, 1926
mouth-blown crystal ("muslin glass").
Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan.
1958-98-9

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

Mouth-blown crystal wine decanter, faceted and relief-prismatic-cut and polished.

No. 2 Wine Decanter With Stopper, ca. 1835
mouth-blown crystal, faceted and relief-prismatic-cut and polished.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-3-a,b

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Elaborately cut and polished flower bowl.

Jardinière (flower Bowl) (Austria), 1910
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-71

This object was made by Meyr's Neffen, Adolf and J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Thin mouth-blown crystal flower bowl with lid.

No. 267 Flower Bowl With Lid, 1952
mouth-blown crystal.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-111-a,b

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Mouth-blown smoke-grey glass, football cut, semi-polished tapered beaker.

Otto Beaker, 2008
football cut and semi-polished, mouth-blown glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-150

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Enameled with blue, white, and gold foliate design, possibly of Near Eastern influence.

Footed Dish (Austria), ca. 1877–87
enameled and gilt glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-160

This object was made by Georg Rehlender and J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Mouth-blown crystal plate, with black pen painting and gold decoration in the manner of the Steinschonau school of Northern Bohemia.

Dessert Plate (Austria), 1913–14
mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-85

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pierced and shaped circular bowl, in diaper pattern. Bowl engraved with a sailing ship near a river bank surrounded by foliate scrolls. Stem with coin topped by twisted section below a windmill terminal with revolving wings.

Spoon (Netherlands), late 19th–early 20th century
silver.
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-37-167

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

This set of side chairs has contour-edged and gilded frames. The chairs have arched back rails, incurved side rails, and gently pointed front feet that rest on supports. The rear legs are square. Both chairs have identical needlepoint backs in multicolor pastel showing round flowers, vines, and leaves. The designs are on ivory ground. The chairs form a set with 1969-71-1,2.

Side Chair (France), ca. 1910
carved and gilt wood, silk needlepoint.
Gift of Mrs. Peter J. Perry.
1969-71-3-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Mouth-blown crystal water tumbler, with black pen painting and gold decoration in the manner of the Steinschonau school of Northern Bohemia.

Water Tumbler (Austria), 1913–14
mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing with gilding.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-84

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Circular dish with deep concave center. Outer edge with seven chased lobes. Wide flat border rises in curve toward center, chased with seven foliated poppy stems with seven blossoms, seven buds, four seed pods, three butterflies, and two flies, all in high relief. Stems continue into recessed center as stylized swirls and lobes. Textured hammered surface visible in all flat areas, smooth on central lobes. Reverse of dish heavily patinated.

Dish (England), 1907–08
silver.
Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
1985-64-1

This object was made by Holland, Aldwinkle & Slater.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pedestrian pathways and rail tracks run through the lower-right and lower-left of the composition, while the twin Gothic arches of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-1883) tower loom up in the foreground. The bridge's cable arrangement forms a distinctive weblike pattern. The skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan can be seen in the background. From left to right: Singer Building (built in 1908, demolished in 1968), Woolworth Building (1913), World Building (built in 1890, demolished in 1955), Municipal Building (1914), and the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse (1933).

Print, Brooklyn Bridge, ca. 1950
lithograph on white paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor G. Hewitt.
1951-43-6

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

Mouth-blown crystal, heavy-cut and semi-polished, oil finish vase, reminiscent of ice.

Glacier Vase, 2004
mouth-blown crystal, heavy-cut and semi-polished, oil finish.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-149

This object was made by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bow-shaped joined crest rail above similarly shaped shoulders, over a back support of twisting horns. Similarly composed arm supports, centering a leather upholstered seat on four twisting cow-horn legs terminating in brass claw-and-glass ball feet. The front feet enclose opposing twisting horn returns. Part of group with ottoman 1986-39-2.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1885
assembled and pinned steer horn, cut and shaped horn sheets, wood, metal,....
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.
1986-39-1

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

Malleable globular form with short base, the whole composed of milky-toned silicone string-like trailings; mounted on internal red plastic base housing light bulb and cord.

Moss Lamp, 1999
silicone, plastic, metal.
Gift of Marlene Meyerson.
2010-11-1

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

Thick asymmetrical globular white-to-aqua colored translucent body with angled rim and three splayed legs; large dot of red resin applied to bottom between the three legs.

Via Portico d'Ottavia Vase, 1988–91
mold-blown pâte-de-verre glass, applied resin.
Gift of Kim and Al Eiber in honor of Caroline Baumann.
2013-43-1

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

Strips of coiled newsprint are woven with nylon filaments on handlooms in the manner of grasscloth. Made from 100% recycled newsprint.

Sidewall, Newsworthy, 2010
coiled newspaper woven with nylon filaments, paper backing.
Gift of Lori Weitzner.
2010-15-1

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

Heart-shaped lasercut Valentine's day card.

Greeting Card, Valentine, 2010
lasercut card stock.
Gift of Marian Bantjes.
2013-23-7

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

Three tiers of graceful fountains of glass descend from the top, set off by swags of glass drops, the blown glass stems delicately engraved; gilt lower ring with six candle arms and an upper ring connected by the glass-surrounded stem and by three chains, all of metal, the lower ring supporting a blue glass disc at the base of the stem.

Chandelier (probably Sweden), ca. 1795
glass, gilt metal.
Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle.
2009-4-4

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Nine-armed chandelier; six arms on lower section, three above. Central baluster shaft. Arms are cast and chased in pattern of scrolling foliage; with flat drip pans and open sockets.

Chandelier (possibly Netherlands), 15th–16th century
bronze.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1963-50-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.