A silvered painted leather sidewall wallcovering. On a dark green background golden embossed scrolls surround a brown latticed hourglass shape, in the center of which is a smaller gold hourglass surrounded by tiny pale green and bright red daisy-like flowers. In the mid to lower left a large brown feather curls in a 'C' shape towards the right, and appears to be mirrored towards the left, though cut off by the edge of the wallcovering. A similar feather inversed can be found on the right side although the majority is cut off by the right edge of the wallcovering. In the curve of the 'C' and inverse 'C' caused by the feathers is a spray of flowers and foliage including a bright red marigold, a brown tulip, a pale green daisy and a brown rose. In the upper left corner a golden shell, with its interior latticed, is filled with red and green flowers and foliage.

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Object Timeline

1903	We acquired this object.
1991	We exhibited this object.
2017	We photographed this object.
2022	You found it!

Object ID #18135841

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1680 and we acquired it in 1903. Its medium is leather, embossed, silvered, varnished, painted. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 82.5 x 45 cm (32 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Object ID #18135841; leather, embossed, silvered, varnished, painted; H x W: 82.5 x 45 cm (32 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1903-10-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2AX9V/
Accession Number 1903-10-1
Object ID 18135841