Model of two-door car planned for production as an actual car. The model is made of grey painted wood, lacquer and metal. It stands on a flat wooden rectangular stand with a metal plaque attached to the stand. This is a two door automobile. The hood, which is long and tapered, was intended to improve the car’s function. A small number of actual cars was produced just before the Depression.

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Object Timeline

1932	Work on this object began.
1985	We acquired this object.
2002	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2005	We photographed this object.
2017	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
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Object ID #18804455

This is a automobile model. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr.. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is painted wood, lacquer, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This model was noteworthy for its long, tapering hood, which was designed to improve airflow, diminish drag, and increase speed. Despite ciritical acclaim, few went into production before the Great Depression that led to the company's demise.

This object was donated by Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr.. It is credited Gift of W. Dorwin Teague, Jr..

Object ID #1108722049
tapestry and silk.
Lent by Mobiler national, Paris, 1761.
74.2016.3

Teapot fabricated from molded cream colored glazed earthenware in the form of a roadster with a driver facing to the front and a spout facing to the rear. A D-shaped handle in the front is designed to connect above the trunk on a slant. The body has a large fender that covers both tires and an impression of a door. A rounded square lid reveals the top of the steering wheel and driver’s head with a silver tone glazed helmet. Silver tone glaze is also employed to adorn the car with a racing stripe outlining and uniting all parts, highlighting boundaries of the interior with thick lines and illuminating the distance with a light on the back fender. The object is photographed viewing the side and top against a light gray ground.

Object ID #18800755
molded and glazed earthenware.
Gift of Rosemary B. Corroon.
1983-57-1-a,b

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (car): 14.5 x 15 x 51.5 cm (5 11/16 x 5 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.) H x W x D (base): 1.8 x 23 x 61 cm (11/16 x 9 1/16 x 24 in.) H x W x D (car and base): 16.2 x 23 x 61 cm (6 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 24 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscription on brass(?) plaque at front of wooden display base: "Designed and built by/ Walter D. Teague Jr./ MCMXXXII"

Cite this object as

Object ID #18804455; Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr. (American, 1910–2004); USA; painted wood, lacquer, metal; H x W x D (car): 14.5 x 15 x 51.5 cm (5 11/16 x 5 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.) H x W x D (base): 1.8 x 23 x 61 cm (11/16 x 9 1/16 x 24 in.) H x W x D (car and base): 16.2 x 23 x 61 cm (6 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 24 in.); Gift of W. Dorwin Teague, Jr.; 1985-112-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2EnUK/
Accession Number 1985-112-1
Object ID 18804455