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"'TELLS-U-HOW' Beverage Mixer"

Physical Description:
brass, nickel-plated (overall material)
silver plate (cover and casing finish material)
gold flashing (container finish material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 27.305 cm x 9.525 cm
Object Name:
shaker, cocktail
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
Place used:
United States: Maryland
United States: Virginia
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1932 - 1935
Subject:
Beverages  Search this
Cocktails  Search this
Drinking  Search this
Food Culture  Search this
Patented  Search this
Prohibition  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson (Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson)
ID Number:
1982.0059.01
Accession number:
1982.0059
Catalog number:
1982.0059.01
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Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7993-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_319310
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"A Sentiment"

Owner:
Copp Family  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/8 in x 6 3/8 in x 8 1/4 in; .3175 cm x 16.1925 cm x 20.955 cm
Object Name:
Booklet
Place made:
United States: New England
Place owned:
United States: Connecticut, Stonington
Credit Line:
John Brenton Copp
ID Number:
DL.006791.03.012
Catalog number:
6791.03.012
Accession number:
28810
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Cultures & Communities
Copp Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2185-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_316328
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"A Song" signed by Hannah Denison

Owner:
Copp Family  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in; 19.685 cm x 32.0675 cm
Object Name:
manuscript
Place made:
United States: New England
Place owned:
United States: Connecticut, Stonington
Credit Line:
John Brenton Copp
ID Number:
DL.006791.03.024
Catalog number:
6791.03.024
Accession number:
28810
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-1bd9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_316307
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"A Tea Leaf Storage Jar Named Chigusa and the Art of Tea in Japan," Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle in Greenwich, 2016

Container:
Box 7 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034; Transferring office; 9/13/01 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-143, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Curatorial - Ceramics, Exhibition Records
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Exhibition Records
Exhibition Records / Box 7
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-fa20-143-refidd1e4091

"A poetical compostition on the Death of a young lady who suffered martyDom"

Owner:
Copp Family  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 1/8 in; 21.59 cm x 28.2575 cm
Object Name:
manuscript
Place made:
United States: New England
Place owned:
United States: Connecticut, Stonington
Credit Line:
John Brenton Copp
ID Number:
DL.006791.03.020
Catalog number:
6791.03.020
Accession number:
28810
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9b88-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_316303
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"America Goes to the Polls: Highlights of the Presidential Campaign," 1789-1952 (Published as a tribute to America's political freedom by The Travelers Insurance Companies, Hartford, Connecticut)

Collection Creator::
Washburn, Wilcomb E.  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Box 1 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-125, Wilcomb E. Washburn Papers
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Wilcomb E. Washburn Papers
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-fa93-125-refidd1e1845

"American Modern"

Designer:
Russel Wright, (American, 1904–1976)  Search this
Manufacturer:
Hull Cutlery  Search this
Medium:
Stainless steel
Dimensions:
L x W x D (knife,a): 22.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
L x W x D (dinner fork, b): 18 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
L x W x D (salad fork, c): 16.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (6 5/8 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
L x W x D (teaspoon, d): 16.2 x 3.4 x 2 cm (6 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
L x W x D (tablespoon, e): 17.2 x 4 x 2.1 cm (6 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Place setting
Object Name:
Place setting
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
designed 1950, produced 1953
Credit Line:
Gift of Russel Wright
Accession Number:
1976-15-4-a/e
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice:
© Russel Wright is a registered trademark by Russel Wright Studios, LLC.
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d76ae118-6841-4e79-9467-76f52bac5e8f
EDAN-URL:
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Berry Spoon

Manufacturer:
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898  Search this
Designer:
Rogers Brothers Silver, Hartford and Meriden, Connecticut, 1847 - 1862  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 21.4 × 5.4 × 3 cm (8 7/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Made in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1996-79-3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4634153c2-cf61-4923-99c0-8a21f1f839da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-79-3
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Cake Knife

Manufacturer:
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898  Search this
Designer:
Rogers Brothers Silver, Hartford and Meriden, Connecticut, 1847 - 1862  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 27.3 × 3.7 × 0.4 cm (10 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
knife
Object Name:
knife
Made in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
1886–87
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1996-79-5
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ff0e459f-3ab9-4bf5-a1dc-a7386437171b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-79-5
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Cheese Scoop

Manufacturer:
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898  Search this
Designer:
Rogers Brothers Silver, Hartford and Meriden, Connecticut, 1847 - 1862  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 21 × 3.2 × 1.7 cm (8 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 11/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
scoop
Object Name:
scoop
Made in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1996-79-4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4aae1ed93-ee87-49db-8242-0a51c4fee4bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-79-4
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Fish Serving Fork

Manufacturer:
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898  Search this
Designer:
Rogers Brothers Silver, Hartford and Meriden, Connecticut, 1847 - 1862  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 23 × 5.6 × 3.3 cm (9 1/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
fork
Object Name:
fork
Made in:
Merriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1996-79-2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42f1997e7-6781-4450-9ab1-e471f68798a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-79-2
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Pie Server

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 24.8 × 7.5 × 4.5 cm (9 3/4 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
server
Object Name:
server
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq437b2e2d8-60a0-4f89-85ca-499981a45ac1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-8
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Punch Ladle

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 25 × 8.2 × 5.6 cm (9 13/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
ladle
Object Name:
ladle
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-7
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d4aac400-777b-4b28-a098-807d676ef9fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-7
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Sugar Tongs

Manufacturer:
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898  Search this
Designer:
Rogers Brothers Silver, Hartford and Meriden, Connecticut, 1847 - 1862  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 16 × 4.5 × 2 cm (6 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
tongs
Object Name:
tongs
Made in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1996-79-6
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fdfd655a-3883-4087-85e7-12ac8c34b997
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-79-6
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"Assyrian Head" Pattern Table Spoon

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 18.2 × 4 × 3 cm (7 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42425bfa8-e047-4c22-a93c-fefff1a7534a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-10

"Assyrian Head" Pattern Table Spoon

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 18.2 × 4 × 3 cm (7 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-11
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4246f4b14-e83d-43ff-84be-4b4fd23a6dba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-11

"Assyrian Head" Pattern Table Spoon

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 18.2 × 3.9 × 2.6 cm (7 3/16 in. × 1 9/16 in. × 1 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-12
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b9394850-8b8d-41da-8aee-ed8a44e85739
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-12

"Assyrian Head" Pattern Table Spoon

Manufacturer:
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 18.2 × 4 × 3 cm (7 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
United States
Date:
1885–86
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1995-148-9
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46beb85d4-7a8a-4188-ba3e-a4c2a41b3613
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-148-9
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"Back-up material" photographs for book, continued

Collection Creator:
Breuer, Marcel, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 8, Reel 5720, Frame 10-165
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
Projects include:

Portrait of Breuer (photograph by Hans Namuth)

Potsdamer Platz

South Boston Redevelopment Project

Stuyvesant Six

El Recreo Urban Center

Flaine Ski Resort Town

Wellfleet Housing Development (Bi-Nuclear "H" House)

UNESCO Headquarters

U.S. Embassy, The Hague

Elberfeld Hospital

New London Railroad Station

Bantam Elementary School

Litchfield High School

Whitby School

Hunter College (photographs by Breuer)

Institute for Advanced Study

Convent of the Annunciation

New York University

St. John's Abbey and University

Sarah Lawrence College Arts Center

Vassar College

Wheaton College Art Center

St. Francis de Sales Church

Temple B'Nai Jeshurun

One Charles Center

IBM, France

Torrington Manufacturing Company, Canada

Torrington Manufacturing Company, Van Nuys

Van Leer Vatenfabrieken, Office Building

De Bijenkorf Department Store (photograph by Robert Doisneau)

Obergurgl Ski Hotel

Kharkov Theater

Ariston Club, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Kleinmetallhaus

Plas-2-Point Demountable Houses

Yankee Portables

Boroschek Apartment

Breuer Apartment, Berlin

Breuer House, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Breuer House I, New Canaan, Connecticut

Breuer Cottage, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Breuer House II, New Canaan, Connecticut

Caesar House

Chamberlain Cottage

Clark House

De Francesco Apartment (bedroom)

Gagarin House I

Geller House I

Grieco House

Haggerty House

Hanson House

Harnischmacher [Apartment?] bedroom

Harnischmacher House

Laaff House

McMullen Beach House

Neumann House

Preston Robinson House

Staehelin House

Starkey House

Edgar Stillman House, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Rufus Stillman House I, Litchfield, Connecticut

Thompson House

Thost House

Tompkins House

Ventris Apartment

Wolfson Trailer House

Multistory apartment house

Dolderthal Apartments

Tanaguarena Apartments, Venezuela

Miscellaneous furniture designs

Candlesticks (photograph by Hans Namuth)

Bedroom for Bauhaus exhibition

Haus-am-Horn kitchen

House for a Sportsman

Wohn Hotel

Gane's Exhibition Pavilion

Garden City of the Future (civic center), 1936

House in museum garden, Museum of Modern Art

Miscellaneous designs for rooms

Dining room designed by Gropius
Collection Restrictions:
The microfilm for this collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art website.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marcel Breuer papers / Series 6: Writings / 6.4: Articles and Books by Others / Material for book, Marcel Breuer Buildings and Projects, 1921-1961 by Cranston Jones
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c1e02789-6f17-454c-a35c-1ddf87bb9aad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-breumarc-ref538

"Balloon Ascension on the Park." Alfred E. Moore's fully inflated gas balloon preparing for ascension

Collection Creator:
Krainik, Cliff  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (Wet plate albumen stereoview. Flat card, orange mount, 3.5 x 7 inches.)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 54, Item K# 54; 7A47093
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Date:
1880s
Scope and Contents note:
Photographed and published by T.M.V. Doughty, Winsted, Connecticut. See also Krainik number 53.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Krainik Ballooning Collection, Acc. 1990-0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Krainik Ballooning Collection
Krainik Ballooning Collection / Krainik Ballooning Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2494230c1-4ef3-4dd1-98ae-745f04af6b14
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1990-0009-ref1372

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