Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 17 objects tagged pleats.

Scarf, Origami Pleat Scarf

Scarf, Origami Pleat Scarf
polyester.
2014-22-1

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

White linen apron pleated into a narrow band at the top. The sides and lower half of the apron are decorated with squares of cut work with needle-lace fillings alternating with squares embroidered in white in a stylized plant motif. The bottom is trimmed with scalloped needle lace.

Apron (Italy), 17th century
linen.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-162-134

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

Silver metallic fabric, folded and pleated to create a zigzag design.

Pleated Textile, Ohodedios, 1985
polyester, polyester aluminum lamé.
Gift of Dianne Benson.
1987-28-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Textile, Origami Pleat

Textile, Origami Pleat
polyester.
2004-18-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images and 2 videos of this object.

Folding fan with carved and pierced bone sticks. Paper leaf is painted in gouache on the obverse with swags in blue, green and pink with gilt and sequins. The reverse is painted with small sprays of flowers.

Folding Fan And Case, 1790–1800
painted paper leaf with applied sequins, carved and pierced bone sticks.
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-22-112

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

White, horizontally spiraling segmented form containing LED light source on aluminum base with cord.

In-Ei Mendori Lamp, 2011
recycled pet plastic, die-cast painted aluminum (base), methacrylate, led....
Gift of Artemide.
2013-46-1-a/g

This object was made by Artemide S.p.A..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Pleated folding fan with a black silk gauze leaf, painted with Cupid in a heart-shaped framework at center, surrounded by figures in costumes from various periods and locations. Black carved and painted sticks.

Pleated Fan (USA), ca. 1895
painted silk gauze leaf, carved and painted wood sticks.
1952-121-1

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

Pleated cabriolet fan with painted parchment upper and lowers leaves. The obverse shows naval scenes with floral borders.The reverse leaf is painted paper showing a woman in a pastoral landscape, with a rustic house and fence on the lower leaf. The sticks are carved and pierced openwork (à jour) with Chinoiserie figures, painted and gilded. Paste jewel set in both ends of the rivet.

Pleated Cabriolet Fan (France), 1760–80
parchment and paper leaf, painted with gouache; pierced, painted and gilded....
Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-6-114

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Blue silk satin skirt embroidered in colored silks with a design of flowers and birds; trimmed with black satin bands and black silk braid. Waistband of white linen lined with pink silk woven with a fret pattern. The skirt is made in two parts designed to wrap around the body, with straight panels in the front and back and pleated sections at each side.

Skirt (China), 19th century
silk embroidery, silk foundation.
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson.
1941-31-31

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

Pleated Fan (France), 1793–1803

Pleated Fan (France), 1793–1803
paper leaf with hand-colored engraving embroidered with metallic spangles,....
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-87

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Pleated cockade fan. Leaf of glazed cotton with silk cords attached--one to the upper center of leaf and the other to the lower center through a hole in the tortoiseshell tube. Pulling the cord at the bottom of the tube retracts the telescoping cockade fan into its cylindrical handle. The leaf, when pulled upward, has a circular or "flabellum" form.

Pleated Cockade Fan (USA), 1870–90
glazed cotton leaf, tortoise shell handle, silk cord.
Gift of Mary Goodrich Fitch Beer.
1952-2-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Pleated mourning fan. Black silk crepe leaf. Black painted wood guards and sticks are inlaid with round black spangles. Guards cut à jour in a strapwork design of interlacing ovals and hexagons. Horn washer and metal loop at the rivet with black silk ribbon.

Pleated Mourning Fan (France), 1885–90
silk crepe leaf, painted wood guards and sticks inlaid with black spangles,....
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-161-226

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

Pleated folding fan with hand-colored etching and stipple engraved paper leaf with wood sticks and guards inlaid with steel discs, mother-of-pearl, steel discs, and stone ornaments. Leaf obverse shows a king and queen in Tudor dress seated on side-by-side thrones in front of a Gothic-style balustrade, with a courtier looking on. Reverse shows a reclining gentleman attended by two women, one pouring him wine and the other playing guitar, beside a river with palm trees.

Pleated Fan (France), 1820–30
paper leaf with hand-colored etching and stipple engraving; carved wood....
Gift of Mrs. Cadwalader Jones.
1902-14-2

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

Skirt And Top, 132 5. Issey Miyake

Skirt And Top, 132 5. Issey Miyake
polyester from recycled pet bottles.
2014-1-1-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images and 2 videos of this object.

Indigo resist-dyed skirt made from hand-spun yarns. The waistband and upper pleated band are solid blue while the lower pleated band of the skirt is patterned with five rings of hand-drawn designs including sawtooth and "Greek key" type patterns. Upper pleated band has decorative stitches to hold pleating in place.

Skirt (China), 1950–60
hemp.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2009-36-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 8 images of this object.

Paternoster Vents

Paternoster Vents
cut, glass-bead-blasted stainless steel.
Courtesy of Heatherwick Studio.
HSP.10

There are 5 images of this object.

Dam C Coat, from Fall / Winter 2015 Ready-to-Wear collection, 2015

Dam C Coat, from Fall / Winter 2015 Ready-to-Wear collection, 2015
wool, polyester, pvc, silk.
Courtesy of Mary Katrantzou.
14.2015.2a/c

There are 2 images of this object.