Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Search

object

Wey

1 pp

Medium scale design of large flowers on curving stems with small composite flowers scattered between. Some dotted detail. In two shades of pale blue on deep indigo blue ground. Wide plain deep blue selvedges.

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drawing

Whale Cove, Grand Manan Island, Canada

3 pp

Landscape sketch showing a view of Whale Cove on Grand Manan Island in Canada. In the foreground, dense groups of trees are shown from an elevated perspective. Beyond them, two tidal or vernal pools are highlighted in white gouache as they reflect the sun's light. The partly comprise a marshy zone just behind the cove's beach, which is strewn with driftwood. The beach curves into the middle distan

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drawing

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius at Ostia

3 pp

Recto: A wall surrounds an oval enclosure filled with water. A whale swims at the center; men in small boats attack it with spears. Spectators look on from an arcaded promenade atop the wall. Emperor Claudius appears on a platform at right.

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Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius in the harbour at Ostia, pl. 19 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

3 pp

19.6 × 26.1 cm (7 11/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Wharf, Kennebunkport, Maine

1 pp

38.2 × 50.8 cm (15 1/16 × 20 in.)

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Wheeling on Riverside Drive

1 pp

A man and woman seated side by side ride a wide bicycle vehicle with two large wheels at either side and a small wheel at the front. The couple appears to be in conversation while riding along the Hudson River, which is visible at left. At right, behind the couple, a man rides a tall pennyfarthing bicycle. Further in the background, another couple rides a bicycle in yet a different style. In the b

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ephemera

When I Waz a Boy

1 pp

30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

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Where's the Difference

1 pp

A bar scene divided vertically in two parts. In the right half, four women stand against a bar with a large mirror behind. One inebriated woman, on the left, holds a glass in her right hand while three other women, to the right, holding glasses converse with each other. In the left half of the scene, one inebriated man looks downward toward the glass in this left hand; to the left another man, vie

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