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data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/botanical_1590_002-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Botanical_1590_002-2-e1573764520283.jpg" data-orig-size="4500,3300" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Matt Flynn","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1560189346","copyright":"This image may not be reproduced without authorization from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","focal_length":"28","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.5","title":"1590","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Botanical_1590_002 (2)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Botanical_1590_002-2-300x220.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Botanical_1590_002-2-700x513.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="row"> <main id="main" class="site-main col-md-12" role="main"> <div class="previous-exhibition-flag"> <strong>Previously On View: June 8, 2019 through May 29, 2023</strong> <p><a href="/exhibitions/">See exhibitions currently on view.</a></p> </div> <article id="post-33067"> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Botanical Lessons</em> explores nature in the Smithsonian collections through thirteen botanical models on loan from the National Museum of American History, and a selection of illustrated books and periodicals from Smithsonian Libraries, all of which served as teaching aids in a nineteenth-century period marked by a growing interest in science and education.</p> <div data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\/\/www.cooperhewitt.org\/exhibition\/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection\/"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33067 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'> <div class='gallery-icon portrait'> <a href='https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b/'><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Anatomical model of Ficus carica glued to a vertical rod mounted on a stepped base with affixed paper label" aria-describedby="gallery-1-36617" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b-640x640.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="36617" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b.jpg" data-orig-size="769,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Model, Ficus carica, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish</p> <p>The Ficus carica, or fig tree, is native to the Mediterranean and Central Asian regions, and it was one of the first plants cultivated by humankind, growing up to 30 feet. A staple in the diet of ancient Greeks and Romans, the fruit is now consumed around the world either raw, dried, or as a jam.</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351372_c5bff7d33b55fdbc_b-700x932.jpg" /></a> </div> <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36617'> Model, Ficus carica, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish The Ficus carica, or fig tree, is native to the Mediterranean and Central Asian regions, and it was one of the first plants cultivated by humankind, growing up to 30 feet. A staple in the diet of ancient Greeks and Romans, the fruit is now consumed around the world either raw, dried, or as a jam. </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'> <div class='gallery-icon portrait'> <a href='https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b/'><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="cientific illustration showing the banana from seed to full growth" aria-describedby="gallery-1-36613" data-attachment-id="36613" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b.jpg" data-orig-size="613,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351402_c967230b1719c03c_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Bananier, Plate 54, Flore Médicale, 1814.</p> <p>The author of this publication, François-Pierre Chaumeton, was a French physician and pharmacist who worked as a military doctor at the turn of the 19th century. After his retirement, Chaumeton started writing for medical publications, which led to Flore Médicale, a book that presents a wide range of botanical species for pharmaceutical use. The title however goes beyond its initial scope, and includes flowers and fruits like this banana.</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b-180x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351402_c967230b1719c03c_b.jpg" /></a> </div> <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36613'> Bananier, Plate 54, Flore Médicale, 1814. The author of this publication, François-Pierre Chaumeton, was a French physician and pharmacist who worked as a military doctor at the turn of the 19th century. After his retirement, Chaumeton started writing for medical publications, which led to Flore Médicale, a book that presents a wide range of botanical species for pharmaceutical use. The title however goes beyond its initial scope, and includes flowers and fruits like this banana. </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'> <div class='gallery-icon portrait'> <a href='https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b/'><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Anatomical model of Theobroma Cacao glued to a vertical rod mounted on a stepped base with affixed paper label. Plant resembles a white orchid with a collar of long light green leaves." aria-describedby="gallery-1-36614" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b-640x640.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="36614" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b.jpg" data-orig-size="769,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Model, Theobroma cacao, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish.</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351398_ae1d28aebdfbe4af_b-700x932.jpg" /></a> </div> <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36614'> Model, Theobroma cacao, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish. </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'> <div class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351406_f2548243628f2941_b/'><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Botanical illustration of Odontoglossum grande, a boisterous plant with orchid-like leaves that are brown with yellow tips or brown with white stripes. It has huge deep green leaves." aria-describedby="gallery-1-36615" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b-640x640.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="36615" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351406_f2548243628f2941_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,737" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351406_f2548243628f2941_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Plate, Odontoglossum Grande, Paxton’s Magazine Of Botany, And Register Of Flowering Plants, Vol. 8, 1841</p> <p>Sir Joseph Paxton may be more well known today as the designer of the 1851 Crystal Palace exhibition building in London, but his main occupation at that time was as Head Gardener of Chatsworth House, home to the Dukes of Devonshire since 1549. Paxton was also interested in publishing and landscape and greenhouse design. These passions combined in Paxton’s Magazine of Botany, which was the third title he developed, running from 1834 to 1849. The pages selected here focus on the lavish illustrations that accompanied the detailed texts, which shared the newest developments in botany for amateur and professional gardeners alike.</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b-300x216.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351406_f2548243628f2941_b-700x504.jpg" /></a> </div> <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36615'> Plate, Odontoglossum Grande, Paxton’s Magazine Of Botany, And Register Of Flowering Plants, Vol. 8, 1841 Sir Joseph Paxton may be more well known today as the designer of the 1851 Crystal Palace exhibition building in London, but his main occupation at that time was as Head Gardener of Chatsworth House, home to the Dukes of Devonshire since 1549. Paxton was also interested in publishing and landscape and greenhouse design. These passions combined in Paxton’s Magazine of Botany, which was the third title he developed, running from 1834 to 1849. The pages selected here focus on the lavish illustrations that accompanied the detailed texts, which shared the newest developments in botany for amateur and professional gardeners alike. </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'> <div class='gallery-icon portrait'> <a href='https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b/'><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Anatomical model of Rosa Canina glued to a vertical rod mounted on a stepped base with affixed paper label" aria-describedby="gallery-1-36616" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b-640x640.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="36616" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibition/nature-by-design-selections-from-the-permanent-collection/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b.jpg" data-orig-size="765,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Model, Rosa canina, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish.</p> <p>Rosa canina, also known as dog rose, is a thorny climbing plant native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia, characterized by pink or white flowers. Traditionally, syrups were made using the rose hips due to their high concentration in vitamin C. The hairs inside the hips, known to cause irritation, have been an ingredient in itching powder.</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b-224x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/351396_2ef628bbd5175615_b-700x937.jpg" /></a> </div> <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36616'> Model, Rosa canina, 1875–1898, wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish. Rosa canina, also known as dog rose, is a thorny climbing plant native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia, characterized by pink or white flowers. Traditionally, syrups were made using the rose hips due to their high concentration in vitamin C. The hairs inside the hips, known to cause irritation, have been an ingredient in itching powder. </figcaption></figure> </div> <p><a href="https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/1159161455/">View Exhibition Objects</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Support</h2> <p><strong><i>Nature by Design</i></strong> is made possible by major support from Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee. Additional support is provided by the Cooper Hewitt Master’s Program Fund.</p> </div> </article> <div class="sidebar sidebar__mobile visible-xs visible-sm"> <div class="sidebar__widget"> <div class="sidebar__widget-title">Exhibition Dates</div> <div class="sidebar__widget-content"> June 8, 2019 through May 29, 2023 </div> </div> <div class="sidebar__widget"> <div class="sidebar__widget-title">View All Exhibition Objects</div> <div class="sidebar__widget-content"> <a href="https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/1159161455/"> Nature By Design: Selections From The Permanent Collection </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/02/06/experiments-in-digital-manufacturing-with-cochineal/"> <img width="2080" height="1074" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Gallery view showing a selection of textiles and objects on display, with pink variegated wallpaper surrounding the room." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm.jpg 2080w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-300x155.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-700x361.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-170x88.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 2080px) 100vw, 2080px" data-attachment-id="36707" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/11/22/spotlight-on-current-research-multiband-imaging-for-dyed-textiles/1_1cochineal_1606_014_sm/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm.jpg" data-orig-size="2080,1074" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Matt Flynn","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1574102752","copyright":"This image may not be reproduced without authorization from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"1","title":"1606","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Nature By Design: Cochineal" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Installation view of Nature by Design: Cochineal. Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-300x155.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-700x361.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/02/06/experiments-in-digital-manufacturing-with-cochineal/">Experiments in Digital Manufacturing with Cochineal</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> This project summary was compiled by José de la O (Studio José de la O) and Christina De León, Associate Curator of Latino Design at Cooper Hewitt. Grana vs. La Máquina, or “Cochineal vs. The Machine,” was an academic project initiated by the School of Architecture, Art, and Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City,... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Hannah Maureen Holden </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> February 6, 2020 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/01/17/on-a-hot-summers-night-icy-cold-silver/"> <img width="2296" height="1742" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="This image features Arctic inspired water service that includes a serving tray, water pitcher, cups, ice bowl. Reed & Barton, artistic workers in silver & gold plate. 1884." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited.jpg 2296w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-300x228.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-700x531.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-1536x1165.jpg 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-2048x1554.jpg 2048w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-170x129.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 2296px) 100vw, 2296px" data-attachment-id="37176" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/01/17/on-a-hot-summers-night-icy-cold-silver/f046780chmrb-pl-120-detail-matt-flynnedited/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited.jpg" data-orig-size="2296,1742" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1359650405","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="f046780chmrb Pl 120 detail Matt Flynnedited" data-image-description="<p>This image features Arctic inspired water service that includes a serving tray, water pitcher, cups, ice bowl. Reed &amp; Barton, artistic workers in silver &amp; gold plate. 1884.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Arctic inspired silver water service. Reed &amp; Barton, artistic workers in silver &amp; gold plate. 1884</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-300x228.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/f046780chmrb-Pl-120-detail-Matt-Flynnedited-700x531.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/01/17/on-a-hot-summers-night-icy-cold-silver/">On a Hot Summer’s Night….Icy Cold Silver</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> Does the frozen scenery on this Reed & Barton beverage set make you feel like the ice water is really icy? More refreshing? Are you transported to frostier climes in faraway places? Icebergs “startle, frighten, awe; they astonish, excite, amuse, delight and fascinate”[1]. Depending on where you live, icebergs and polar bears can be as... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Elizabeth Broman </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> January 17, 2020 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/17/ivory-substitute/"> <img width="1024" height="698" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features: Brisé fan with pierced sticks. Moire effect produced by darker brown color swirling through tan color. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b-700x477.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b-170x116.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-attachment-id="36964" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/17/ivory-substitute/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,698" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Brisé fan (France or USA), early 20th century, sticks of pierced cellulose nitrate with silk ribbon, celluloid loop and rivet caps, metal rivet, Gift of Belmont Freeman, for the family of Maria Magdalena Kjellesvig González de Freeman, 2018-41-2</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b-300x204.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/345269_620a0ef6d9e13a48_b-700x477.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/17/ivory-substitute/">Ivory Substitute</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> This fan is in “good” condition for cellulose nitrate and therefore a rarity. Cellulose nitrate is an early plastic polymer invented in the mid-nineteenth century and derived from cellulose that is treated with nitric acid. The material gradually degrades, releasing nitric acid. This fan documents a time of experimentation when substitutions for costly natural materials,... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 2 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Lucy Commoner </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 17, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/13/botanical-lessons/"> <img width="769" height="1024" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features a large scale model of the Ricinus communis (also called the castor bean, or castor oil) plant with red stigma rising from a green spiny capsule and long green leaves on a thick green stem, mounted on a black turned-wood base. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b.jpg 769w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b-700x932.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b-170x226.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px" data-attachment-id="36917" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/13/botanical-lessons/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b.jpg" data-orig-size="769,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/351366_bdf0d4bb697f3022_b-700x932.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/13/botanical-lessons/">Botanical Lessons</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> This Object of the Day post celebrates the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions, on view from December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021. In the rapidly changing world of the nineteenth century, the expansion of industrialization was accompanied by an increased interest in science. Alongside major discoveries such as Darwin’s theory of evolution, Mendeleev’s periodic table,... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Mina Warchavchik Hugerth </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 13, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/12/natural-history-for-dinner/"> <img width="1014" height="1024" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features a circular white plate with a wavy, brown-edged rim surrounding colorful painted decoration of a branch of bocconia/parrot weed (Bocconia frutescens) leaves, various sprigs, a caterpillar, and two winged insects. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8.jpg 1014w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-297x300.jpg 297w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-700x707.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-170x172.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px" data-attachment-id="36913" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/12/natural-history-for-dinner/1957-11-8/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8.jpg" data-orig-size="1014,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1957-11-8" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-297x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1957-11-8-700x707.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/12/natural-history-for-dinner/">Natural History for Dinner</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> To celebrate the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions (December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021), Object of the Day this week will feature objects from the exhibition. The creation of what has come to be known as Hans Sloane plates derived from an increased interest in natural history in the eighteenth century, which led to... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Mina Warchavchik Hugerth </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 12, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/11/the-geometry-of-nature/"> <img width="1024" height="929" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features a silver-plated toast rack with seven square dividers composed of vertical posts and horizontal rods connected by ball joints, the center one with an extra raised section to serve as a handle, all on a curved base resting on four bun feet. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1-300x272.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1-700x635.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1-170x154.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-attachment-id="36909" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/11/the-geometry-of-nature/1985-105-1/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,929" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"25","credit":"Matt Flynn, Photographer","camera":"Hasselblad CF-39MS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1399891968","copyright":"Image may not be reproduced without authorization of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution","focal_length":"80","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1985-105-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1-300x272.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1985-105-1-700x635.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/11/the-geometry-of-nature/">The Geometry of Nature</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> To celebrate the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions (December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021), Object of the Day this week will feature objects from the exhibition. Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) is often described as the first independent industrial designer because of his belief in machine production, his ability to create beautiful and functional objects in... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Mina Warchavchik Hugerth </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 11, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/10/beyond-the-crystal-palace/"> <img width="833" height="650" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea.jpg 833w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-300x234.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-700x546.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-170x133.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px" data-attachment-id="36878" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/10/beyond-the-crystal-palace/sarracenia-purpurea/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea.jpg" data-orig-size="833,650" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Sarracenia purpurea" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-300x234.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-700x546.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/10/beyond-the-crystal-palace/">Beyond the Crystal Palace</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> To celebrate the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions (December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021), Object of the Day this week will feature objects from the exhibition. Sir Joseph Paxton’s name may sound familiar to architecture enthusiasts, as he was responsible for designing the famous Crystal Palace of 1851 in London. The construction, which housed... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Mina Warchavchik Hugerth </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 10, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/09/vitrified-nature/"> <img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Image features a tall conical vase with a narrow neck and flaring mouth, the opaque glass body showing peach- and amber-colored flowers on a yellow to deep crimson background. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-640x640.jpg 640w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-170x170.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-attachment-id="36881" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/09/vitrified-nature/1996-45-11/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1996-45-11" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1996-45-11-700x700.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/09/vitrified-nature/">Vitrified Nature</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> To celebrate the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions (December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021), Object of the Day this week will feature objects from the exhibition. Growing up in Nancy, France, in the 1850s, Emile Gallé liked going to the city’s botanical gardens and walking the surrounding countryside of Lorraine. His interest in nature... </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Mina Warchavchik Hugerth </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 9, 2019 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pagination-wrapper"><ul class="pagination pagination-centered pagination-lg"> <li><span class='pages'>Page 1 of 3</span></li><li><li 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