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Frieze

W.H.M. & Co.1900–25

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Lacy swags, ends caught in bowknots with pendent ends. Garlands of roses and leaves festooned below swags, clusters of roses secured in bowknots. Lower portion of frieze ground scattered with tiny floral and foliate motifs. Top edge of frieze has numerous narrow stripes flanking a band of "S" pattern. Lower edge has two fine stripes; printed in white, pink, coral, rose, mauve, greens, aqua, gilt and mica. Ground is pale aqua at top of frieze, shaded to very pale tint at bottom.

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  • Title: Frieze
  • Creator: W.H.M. & Co.
  • Date Created: 1900–25
  • Physical Dimensions: w500 x h1125 cm
  • Type: Frieze
  • Rights: Gift of Victorian Collectibles
  • Medium: Machine-printed
  • Dimensions: 112.5 x 50 cm (44 5/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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