See more objects with the color grey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1916

  • Work on this object ended.

1985

  • We acquired this object.

2010

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Napkin, Butterfly: Design no. 505

This is a Napkin. It was designed by Chris Lebeau and manufactured by E.F.J. Van Dissel and Son. It is dated ca. 1906 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is linen. quality no. 810 (finest the company produced) and its technique is damask. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Alice Baldwin Beer Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 71 x 70 cm (27 15/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Napkin, Butterfly: Design no. 505; Designed by Chris Lebeau (Dutch, 1875 - 1945); Manufactured by E.F.J. Van Dissel and Son; Netherlands; linen. quality no. 810 (finest the company produced); Warp x Weft: 71 x 70 cm (27 15/16 x 27 9/16 in.); Museum purchase from Alice Baldwin Beer Memorial Fund; 1985-65-2

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18805531/ |title=Napkin, Butterfly: Design no. 505 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=20 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>