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Will the real Esther please stand up?
Gregory HerringshawOverdoor or firescreen, La Toilette d'Esther, after Jean-Franco de Troy, 1825; Block-printed on handmade paper; France; Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, 1931-45-1This firescreen or...
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Bad Things Come in Large Packages
Erin GillisPoster: A Red Present to the White Pan, A Red Gift to the White Pole, 1920. Designed by Dmitri Moor. Museum purchase through the gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane, 1992-123-1.The color palette...
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A Precious Posterior, Preserved for Posterity
Katie ShellyHoney Pop, chair. Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka (Japanese, b. 1967), Manufactured by Tokujin Yoshioka Design. Japan, 2001. Museum purchase from Friends of Product Design and Decorative Arts...
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The Power of the Purse
Laura CamerlengoPurse, early 17th century. Silk and metallic macramé. Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri, McNeil, and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds, 1989-30-1In Elizabethan England (1558 –...
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A Game of Natural Treasures
Kristina ParsonsPlaying Cards: Game of Yellowstone No. 1122, ca. 1890. Manufactured by The Cincinnati Game Company. Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton. 1955-78-4.With the establishment of Yellowstone...
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Portraiture on Wallpaper with George Washington
Gregory HerringshawOrnament – panel, Les Grands Hommes, 1856–57; Made by Jules Desfossé (French, 1816-89); Paris, France; Block-printed on paper; Gift of Dr. Gertrude Bilhuber in memory of her father...
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Maintaining a Pleasant Atmosphere
Steve BurgesCoat, France, ca. 1790. Embroidered silk. Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post, 1913-33-1This coat, called an habit, embodies aristocratic extravagance before the French Revolution. The habit was...
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A Little Nightcap
Steve BurgesMan’s cap, England, late 16th century. Silk embroidered in silk and metallic yarns in split, back and couching stitches. Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline...
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An Operatic Movie Poster
Erin GillisPoster: Niebelungen, Russian, 1924–27. Museum purchase through gift of Lucy Work Hewitt. 1992-167-2.To the western reader, graphic design of the early Soviet period carries a mysterious and...
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The Valentine as Art
Rebecca McNamaraGreeting Card, Valentine, 2010. Designed by Marian Bantjes. Lasercut card stock. Gift of Marian Bantjes. 2013-23-6.A valentine from graphic designer Marian Bantjes is more than just a...
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Sparkie, the little boy with big ambitions
Gregory HerringshawSidewall, Sparkie, 1953; Made by Child-Life Wallpaper Co.; New York, New York, USA; Machine-printed on paper; Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz, 1991-89-31I first came across this wallpaper...
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Raw Elegance
Matilda McQuaidComposition (DH/WD/SI 001), Claudy Jongstra, 2004. Felted Merino, Drenthe Heath, and Wensleydale wools; wild silk, cotton gauze. Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund,...
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Ahab, Tickle Those Ivories
Nick GolebiewskiScrimshaw, mid 19th century, whale tooth, India ink, Gift of Anonymous donor.At the peak of the golden age of whaling, 1825-1865, more than 700 whaling vessels sailed the seas. As a...
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Window Shade
Gregory HerringshawWindow shade, USA, 1875–1900, Machine-printed on paper, Gift of Norman Hasselriis, 1980-45-6Window shades and curtain papers are one of the lesser known collecting areas of the...
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The spirit of the age
Rebecca GrossDrawing, Two Designs for Tables, June 15, 1981. Designed by Michele de Lucchi. Gift of Friedman Benda. 2013-24-8.In 2011, Italian designer Michele de Lucchi (b. 1951) reflected in an...
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Digital Silk
Susan BrownVirtual Fruit, Hitoshi Ujiie, 2003. Digital inkjet printed with acid dyes on silk. Gift of Hitoshi Ujiie, 2006-10-1Hitoshi Ujiie is a textile designer as well as educator and founder of the...
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Paper it Red
Gregory HerringshawSidewall, USA, 1906–08; Machine-printed on ingrain paper; Gift of Dorwin L. Starr, 1985-19-84This paper contains a repeating pattern of light red poppies against a field of deep red...
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How To: Mix Prints
Rebecca GrossPrint, Bedroom, with View of Dining Area, 1985. George J. Sowden. Gift of Nathalie du Pasquier, 1985-69-4.Open an interior decoration magazine, peruse a sartorial blog, or catch-up with...
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Oversized Samplers
Susan BrownSample Blanket #1, Hella Jongerius, 2004. Needle-punched wool with machine embroidery. Museum purchase through Exhibition Funds, 2005-33-1In 2004, the Museum commissioned the Dutch designer...
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Inspiration and Production
Matilda McQuaidLayers Garden Double, Hella Jongerius, 2008. Appliquéd and embroidered wool, nylon, and polyester. Gift of Maharam, 2008-14-2In 2004, the Museum commissioned Hella Jongerius to create a...
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