Designs for Ornaments
Date1905-1924
MediumDrawings; graphite and ink on paper or cardboard; plaster
Patterns; cardboard or wood
DimensionsSheet (height x width or smaller): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul S. Koda
Object number2004.30.26.1-.43
DescriptionSixteen cardboard patterns, twelve wood patterns, fourteen drawings, eight stencils, and one mold of miscellaneous ornaments from projects worked on by Paul Koda. Includes:
Cardboard pattern and stencil for "Cooley job" (2004.30.26.1.1-.2)
Four cardboard patterns, two wood patterns, and three stencils for various leaf ornaments (2004.30.26.2-.7.0, 2004.30.26.41.0-.42.0))
Three drawings for three shell ornaments (2004.30.26.8-.10)
Five cardboard patterns and two wood patterns for seven miscellaneous projects (2004.30.26.11.0-.15.0, 2004.30.26.37.0, 2004.30.26.40.0)
Three drawings for three miscellaneous projects (2004.30.26.16.0-.18.0)
Drawing of English Gothic lettering (2004.30.26.19.0)
Five drawings of unidentified decorative designs (2004.30.26.20.1-.5)
Stencil, cardboard pattern, and drawing for three fretwork ornaments (2004.30.26.21.0-.23.0)
Two stencils and three cardboard patterns for five scroll ornaments (2004.30.26.24.0-.28.0)
Two cardboard patterns, one stencil, and one plaster mold for "Jacobs job" (2004.30.26.29.1-.4)
Two wood patterns for two acorns (2004.30.26.31.0-.32.0)
Four wood patterns for four plinths, caps, and capitals (2004.30.26.33.0-.36.0)
Two wood patterns for two crestings (2004.30.26.38.0-.39.0)
Drawing for a moulding profile (2004.30.26.43.0)
NotesDate Note: Several pieces are dated between 1905 and 1924. Because Paul Koda was born in 1905, these dates are implausible and unexplained.Cardboard pattern and stencil for "Cooley job" (2004.30.26.1.1-.2)
Four cardboard patterns, two wood patterns, and three stencils for various leaf ornaments (2004.30.26.2-.7.0, 2004.30.26.41.0-.42.0))
Three drawings for three shell ornaments (2004.30.26.8-.10)
Five cardboard patterns and two wood patterns for seven miscellaneous projects (2004.30.26.11.0-.15.0, 2004.30.26.37.0, 2004.30.26.40.0)
Three drawings for three miscellaneous projects (2004.30.26.16.0-.18.0)
Drawing of English Gothic lettering (2004.30.26.19.0)
Five drawings of unidentified decorative designs (2004.30.26.20.1-.5)
Stencil, cardboard pattern, and drawing for three fretwork ornaments (2004.30.26.21.0-.23.0)
Two stencils and three cardboard patterns for five scroll ornaments (2004.30.26.24.0-.28.0)
Two cardboard patterns, one stencil, and one plaster mold for "Jacobs job" (2004.30.26.29.1-.4)
Two wood patterns for two acorns (2004.30.26.31.0-.32.0)
Four wood patterns for four plinths, caps, and capitals (2004.30.26.33.0-.36.0)
Two wood patterns for two crestings (2004.30.26.38.0-.39.0)
Drawing for a moulding profile (2004.30.26.43.0)
Status
Not on view
about 1945 to 1996
about 1950 to 1973
about 1965
about 1946 to 1992
about 1948-1994
1921-1988
about 1945 to 1950
about 1948-1979
1941-1985