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    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Whaleboat

    Date: 
    n.d.
    Medium: 

    Polychromed wood, string, beads, metal

    Accession Number: 
    1976.105.9a-gg
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Patent model of a refrigerator

    Inventor: Samuel Ayres, American, born ca. 1810
    Date: 
    1869
    Medium: 

    Cherry, walnut, mahogany, hickory, tin, brass, fabric and thread

    Accession Number: 
    2006.182.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Patent model of a child’s chair

    Inventor: Jerome Francis Downing, American, 1827–1913
    Date: 
    1873
    Medium: 

    Wood, brass

    Accession Number: 
    2006.182.2
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Patent model of a gasoline cook stove

    Inventor: Jacob D. Spang
    Date: 
    1867
    Medium: 

    Brass

    Accession Number: 
    2006.182.3
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Patent model of a coal scuttle

    Designer: Frank L. Blair, American, born ca. 1840
    Date: 
    1870
    Medium: 

    Brass, copper rivets, wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.182.4
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Replica of “Old Stone Mill” in Newport, Rhode Island

    Maker: Franklin Porter, American, 1869–1935
    Date: 
    1917–19
    Medium: 

    Lead, silver, copper, brass

    Accession Number: 
    2006.171.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Prototype Goblet

    Designer: Frank Gehry, American, born Canada 1929
    Retailer: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001
    Date: 
    1990
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2011.200.78
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Prototype pitcher

    Designer: Ettore Sottsass, Italian, 1917–2007
    Retailer: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001
    Date: 
    1986
    Medium: 

    Basswood

    Accession Number: 
    2011.200.2
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Prototype salt and pepper shakers

    Designer: Robert Haussmann, Swiss, born 1931
    Designer: Trix Haussmann-Hogl, Swiss, born 1933
    Retailer: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001
    Date: 
    1987
    Medium: 

    Silver plate

    Accession Number: 
    2011.200.270.1-.2
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Wood model for salt shaker

    Designer: Robert Haussmann, Swiss, born 1931
    Designer: Trix Haussmann-Hogl, Swiss, born 1933
    Retailer: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001
    Date: 
    1987
    Medium: 

    Painted wood

    Accession Number: 
    2011.200.271
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Models
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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