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Grand Canal Bandboxes, 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
Eagle Engine No. 13 Popular between 1800 and 1850, bandboxes were originally designed to store and protect the ruffled and starched collar bands fashionable for men at the time. They were also used for transporting and storing hats and as general carry-alls. Bandboxes were generally constructed of pasteboard, while the more expensive models were composed of wood. bandbox, wallpaper, fire engine, pasteboard, block-print
Le Corbusier's Walls Although he was also a designer, painter and writer, Le Corbusier is known primarily as an architect. And, like many prominent early 20th-century architects, Le Corbusier believed in the importance of a completely designed environment. His first collection of wallpapers, designed in 1931, consisted mainly of solid colors that he referred to as a color keyboard. wallpaper, Le Corbusier, Salubra, Architecture, interior design
Popular objects Once a month the Digital & Emerging Media team will be reporting back on how objects in the collection circulate online. And here's our first missive. permanent collection, embroidery, sampler, Kodak, camera, Peter Pan, wallpaper, doorplate, Saul Bass
All That Glisters: Thirty Centuries of Golden Deception gold, gilding, decorative objects, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, costume, jewelry, Glass, leatherwork, needlework, wallpaper
Wallpaper: A Picture-Book of Examples in the Collection of the Cooper Union Museum wallpaper, permanent collection, wallcoverings
Wallpaper in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Publication design: Heidi Humphrey wallpaper, wall coverings, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35350181
Object of the Month: Newsworthy Newsworthy combines age-old techniques with the modern notion of recycling. Woven on handlooms using the same technique as traditional grasscloth, the wallpaper is composed of 100% recycled newspaper and nylon filament. Object of the Month, wallpaper
Look Again When the Hewitt sisters—Peter Cooper’s granddaughters—founded this museum in 1877, their hope was to make its design collections available for education and inspiration. This exhibition showcases nearly 500 new items from the permanent collection, including wallpaper, pottery, furniture, drawings, prints, jewelry, oil paintings, and decorative objects. Sponsored in part by the New York State Council on the Arts. wallpaper, pottery, furniture, drawings, prints, jewelry, oil paintings, decorative objects, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349835
Wallpaper from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection This exhibition of wallpaper designs from the permanent collection traces the development of production skills from the early seventeenth century to the present. The techniques used to print the wallpapers are carefully explained in this showing. wallpaper, wall coverings, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35350181