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“The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s” at the Cooper Hewitt Celebrates Fashion and Design

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  • Art Deco Screen from The Jazz Age Exhibit
    Photo: Howard Agriesti / © Rose Iron Works Collections, LLC.
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    "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s" Muse with Violin Screen (detail), 1930. Rose Iron Works, Inc. Paul Fehér, designer. Wrought iron, brass; silver and gold plating. The Cleveland Museum of Art, On Loan from the Rose Iron Works Collections, LLC, 352.1996.

  • Van Cleef Arpels purse from The Jazz Age exhibit
    Photo: Gary Kirchenbauer / Courtesy Smithsonian Institution
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    "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s" Purse, c. 1920–30. Van Cleef Arpels. Gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lyon, 2009.378.

  • Cartier bracelet from The Jazz Age Exhibit
    Photo: Nils Herrmann, Cartier Collection / © Cartier
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    "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s" Tutti Frutti Strap Bracelet, 1925; Produced by Cartier; Owned by Linda (Mrs. Cole) Porter; Platinum, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, onyx, enamel Cartier Collection, Inv. BT 110 A25;

  • Wallpaper designed by Paul Poiret from The Jazz Age Exhibit
    Photo: Matt Flynn / © Smithsonian Institution
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    "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s" European Wallpapers: Modern Designs, 1928. Designed by Paul Poiret. Distributor: Katzenbach and Warren, Inc. Machine printed on paper. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Lois and William Katzenbach. 1969-167-1-6

  • Cartier Cigarette box from The Jazz Age Exhibit
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    "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s" Cigarette case, 1931. Produced by Cartier; Platinum, baguette-cut diamond clasp. Owned by Baron de Meyer Lent by Cartier Collection, Inv. CC 50 A31

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