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Card with David and His Harp

Medium:
Chromolithographed colors on paper
Dimensions:
22.6 x 22.9 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Greeting card
Object Name:
Greeting card
Made in:
Germany
Date:
ca. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Harrower
Accession Number:
1954-126-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Horn and Silver Folding Spoon with Leather Case

Medium:
horn, silver, leather, paper
Dimensions:
L x W x D (Spoon open): 18.2 × 4.5 × 2.4 cm (7 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 15/16 in.)
L x W x D (Spoon closed): 105 × 4.5 × 2.1 cm (41 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in.)
L x W x D (Case top): 6.3 × 5.2 × 2.7 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/16 in.)
L x W x D (Case bottom): 8.5 × 5 × 2.4 cm (3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 15/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
spoon
Object Name:
spoon
Made in:
Germany
Date:
ca. 1710
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel P. Avery
Accession Number:
1903-1-39-a/c
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Weaver's thesis book

Maker:
Frederick W. Wendt, (American, died 1935)  Search this
Medium:
Medium: paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 32 x 21.5 x 5.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
sample books
Weaver's thesis book
Made in:
Krefeld, Germany
Date:
ca. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession Number:
1983-63-3
Restrictions & Rights:
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edanmdm:chndm_1983-63-3

Title Page

Designer:
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Dimensions:
34.4 x 22.4 cm (13 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1908
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-281-1
Restrictions & Rights:
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edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-281-1

Self-Portrait

Print Maker:
Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867–1945  Search this
Medium:
Woodcut in black ink on Japanese mulberry paper
Dimensions:
Paper: H: 31cm W: 40.7cm
Object Name:
print
Type:
print
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1925
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham
Accession Number:
1950-48-10
Restrictions & Rights:
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Next of Kin

Print Maker:
Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867–1945  Search this
Medium:
Lithography, black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: H: 64.9cm W: 50cm
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1921
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham
Accession Number:
1950-48-9
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edanmdm:chndm_1950-48-9

Electric Teakettle

Manufacturer:
A.E.G. (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft), founded 1883  Search this
Designer:
Peter Behrens, German, 1868 – 1940  Search this
Medium:
silver-plated metal, rattan, wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 21 × 17 × 11.7 cm (8 1/4 × 6 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Type:
metalwork
Decorative Arts
teakettle
Object Name:
teakettle
Manufactured in:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1908
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Fund through gift of A. Theodore Dell
Accession Number:
1984-71-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Sampler

Maker:
Maria Flodor  Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton, glass beads, paper backing Technique: knitting
Dimensions:
216 x 9.5 cm (85 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Type:
knotted, knitted and crocheted textiles
Sampler
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1836
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
Accession Number:
1941-69-159
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44322b8f2-a2f4-41b0-9e7d-886ca133efbd
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edanmdm:chndm_1941-69-159
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Untitled (5) from the Compounding Fractions Series

Designer:
Attai Chen, Israeli, 1979 – 2023  Search this
Medium:
Paper, paint, coal, glue, linen
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20.5 × 15 × 7.3 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Type:
hardware
Decorative Arts
Necklace
Object Name:
Necklace
Made in:
Munich, Germany
Date:
2010
Credit Line:
The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Accession Number:
2016-34-15
Restrictions & Rights:
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edanmdm:chndm_2016-34-15

SK 25

Manufacturer:
Braun AG, Frankfurt Germany, founded 1921  Search this
Co-Designer:
Fritz Eichler, 1911–1991  Search this
Artur Braun, German, 1925–2013  Search this
Medium:
phenolic plastic, steel
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 15 × 23.5 × 13.5 cm (5 7/8 × 9 1/4 × 5 5/16 in.)
Type:
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
radio
Object Name:
radio
Manufactured in:
Germany
Date:
1961
Credit Line:
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
Accession Number:
1986-99-16
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cce944e1-55a1-4c8e-8215-d9ffee626984
EDAN-URL:
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Galerie

Designer:
Walter Storr  Search this
Manufacturer:
Wilkens Bremer Silberwaren AG  Search this
Medium:
steel, stainless
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Tablespoon
Object Name:
Tablespoon
Manufactured in:
Germany
Date:
1975
Accession Number:
1987-51-46
Restrictions & Rights:
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EDAN-URL:
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Galerie

Designer:
Walter Storr  Search this
Manufacturer:
Wilkens Bremer Silberwaren AG  Search this
Medium:
steel, stainless
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
fork, table
Object Name:
fork, table
Manufactured in:
Germany
Date:
1975
Accession Number:
1987-51-47
Restrictions & Rights:
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Galerie

Designer:
Walter Storr  Search this
Manufacturer:
Wilkens Bremer Silberwaren AG  Search this
Medium:
steel, stainless
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
knife, table
Object Name:
knife, table
Manufactured in:
Germany
Date:
1975
Accession Number:
1987-51-48
Restrictions & Rights:
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Saint Christopher

Print Maker:
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528  Search this
Medium:
Woodcut Support: white laid paper
Dimensions:
21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Type:
figures
Print
Object Name:
Print
Place:
Nuremberg, Germany
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1511
Credit Line:
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Accession Number:
1951-37-5
Restrictions & Rights:
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Sidewall

Manufacturer:
Marburger Tapetenfabrik, Germany, founded 1845  Search this
Medium:
Machine-printed paper
Dimensions:
40.5 x 46.5 cm (15 15/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Sidewall
Place:
Marburg, Germany
Date:
1950–57
Credit Line:
Gift of Marburger Tapetenfabrik
Accession Number:
1957-116-14-a
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4eb3d4ecd-0eef-4135-847b-8b92fca0378d
EDAN-URL:
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Jack of clubs

Manufacturer:
B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, Germany  Search this
Distributor:
Buskirk Manufacturing Stationer, New York, New York  Search this
Object Name:
Card
Type:
Card
Made in:
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Distributed in:
New York, New York, USA
Date:
ca. 1895
Credit Line:
Gift of Barbara Jarocki and Robert Fudim
Accession Number:
1986-119-3-37
Restrictions & Rights:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1986-119-3-37

Sporting-Stepper

Designer:
Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)  Search this
Firm:
Dorland, Berlin, Germany and New York, New York, USA  Search this
Client:
Sporting-Stepper, Germany  Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on glossy white paper
Dimensions:
29.7 × 22.1 cm (11 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1937
Credit Line:
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
Accession Number:
2016-54-71
Restrictions & Rights:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-71

Cap

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: knitted
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 × 12 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
knotted, knitted and crocheted textiles
Cap
Made in:
Germany
Date:
18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen
Accession Number:
1941-34-4
Restrictions & Rights:
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Table cover

Retailer:
Joseph P. McHugh Company, Inc., (New York, NY, USA, est. 1878)  Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton, linen Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 168.3 × 175.6 cm (66 1/4 × 69 1/8 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Table cover
Made in:
Germany
Date:
ca. 1910
Credit Line:
Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner
Accession Number:
2019-28-45
Restrictions & Rights:
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edanmdm:chndm_2019-28-45

Knife with Porcelain Handle (with Fork and Spoon)

Medium:
silver, gold, porcelain, vitreous enamel
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 22.9 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm (9 in. × 1 in. × 13/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
knife
Object Name:
knife
Possibly manufactured in:
Dresden, Germany
Date:
18th century
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
Accession Number:
1985-103-188
Restrictions & Rights:
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