19th century
Dude Never Would Be MissedWhile researching one of our printer-dyer record books for the Cooper-Hewitt exhibition Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, I discovered a curious fabric swatch on page 105. record book, textile printing, swatches, fabric, American, opera, 19th century |
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The House that Jack BuiltWalter Crane was introduced to the arts early in life as the second son of Thomas Crane, a portrait painter and miniaturist. The younger Crane was apprenticed to a wood engraver at an early age and also began enrolling in drawing classes. He illustrated his first children’s books in the 1860s, working under Edmund Evans. Children’s wallpapers first appeared in the 1870s and were printed by engraved copper rollers in a monochromatic sepia colorway. nursery, wallpaper, aesthetic, dog, cat, 19th century, nursery rhyme, children's books |
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Grand CanalBandboxes, such as the one I wrote about earlier this month, were widely used in the first half of the 19th century and were precursors to the modern shopping bag. The decorative papers that covered bandbox exteriors were usually very crudely printed with just a few colors and often closely resemble folk art. bandbox, Erie Canal, wallpaper, block-print, pasteboard, 19th century |
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A Gift of GlovesFor centuries, European rules of etiquette allowed a woman to receive gloves as a gift from men other than her husband. The practice was so widespread that novelty became an important consideration for the gift-giver when making his selection. Light-colored printed gloves enjoyed popularity with women in early 19th-century Europe, but this pair’s eye-catching design is particularly noteworthy for its unusual optic effect. gloves, spain, leatherwork, intaglio, 19th century, hand-made, craftsmanship |
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Behind Closed Doors: How Royalty Lived in Nineteenth-Century ParisHilaire Thierry’s exquisite drawing, Salon in the Restoration Taste, from the early 1820s, is one of more than 70 19th-century European interiors from Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum that are on view at the Musée de la Vie Romantique through January 15, 2013. The exhibition, Intérieurs Romantiques, highlig Hilaire Thierry, 19th century, interiors, France, drawing, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Château de Saint-Cloud, Louis XVIII, Duc and Duchesse de Berry |
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Italian Drawings for Jewelry 1700-1875jewelry, drawings, Italy, Italian, permanent collection, 18th century, 19th century |
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The Prince Regent's Style: Decorative Arts in England 1800-1830.drawings, Frederick Crace, england, 19th century, decorative arts |
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Nineteenth Century Jewelry: From the First Empire to the First World Warjewelry, 19th century, drawings |
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Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Drawings in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt MuseumPublication design: Sue Koch drawings, paintings, landscapes, American, 19th century, permanent collection |
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Printed Textiles 1760-1860 in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt MuseumPublication design: Mentkya/Schlott textiles, textile design, textile printing, fabric, 18th century, 19th century, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35349321 |
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