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    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    “Petipoint” Iron, Model No. W410

    Designer form: Clifford Brooks Stevens, American, 1911–1995
    Designer (mechanical): Edward P. Schreyer, American, born Hungary, 1886–1980
    Manufacturer: Waverly Tool Company, American
    Date: 
    Patented 1941
    Medium: 

    Chromium-plated steel, steel, Bakelite and fiber-wrapped cord

    Accession Number: 
    2010.51.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Presentation Trumpet

    Date: 
    1817
    Medium: 

    Silver

    Accession Number: 
    1934.369
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Fireplace Screen

    Maker: Edgar Brandt, French, 1880–1960
    Date: 
    ca. 1925
    Medium: 

    Wrought iron

    Accession Number: 
    1981.2
    Culture: 
    French
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    “Radio Nurse” and “Guardian Ear” Short Wave Radio Transmitter

    Designer: Isamu Noguchi, American, 1904–1988
    Manufacturer: Zenith Radio Corporation, American, 1918–1999
    Date: 
    Designed 1937
    Medium: 

    Bakelite, enameled metal, and mechanical elements

    Accession Number: 
    2009.210.1a-b
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    On view*
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Silversmithing Tool, Stake

    Date: 
    1750–1900
    Medium: 

    Steel

    Accession Number: 
    1978.88A
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    18th–19th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Leg Splint

    Designer: Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
    Designer: Ray Eames, American, 1912–1988
    Manufacturer: Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Company, American, 1943–1949
    Date: 
    designed 1942
    Medium: 

    Molded plywood

    Accession Number: 
    1982.99
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Cabinet Radio, Model No. 16X

    Manufacturer: Philco Radio and Television Corporation, American, 1892–1961
    Date: 
    Designed 1934; introduced 1935
    Medium: 

    Exterior, probably walnut veneer, with inlaid black stringing; vertical strips over speaker, red gum; other elements, red gum, yellow poplar, Douglas fir plywood

    Accession Number: 
    1971.43
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    By appointment
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Pair of Andirons

    Date: 
    1760–80
    Medium: 

    Brass and wrought iron

    Accession Number: 
    1962.31.58a-b
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    18th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    On view*
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Crochet Hook

    Date: 
    19th century
    Medium: 

    Silver

    Accession Number: 
    1940.30
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Fire Screen

    Maker: William Hunt Diederich, American, born Hungary, 1884–1953
    Date: 
    ca. 1927
    Medium: 

    Wrought iron, copper and galvanized mesh

    Accession Number: 
    1992.34.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view

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