Botanical Expressions
This exhibition was on display from December 07, 2019 to September 25, 2022.
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- Doily, Flora's Retinue: Daisy, ca. 1891
- linen warp, silk weft.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund and through gift of....
- 1994-28-2
- This object was made by John Wilson & Sons.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Doily, Flora's Retinue: Bluebelle, ca. 1891
- warp: linen; weft: silk.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund and through gift of....
- 1994-28-4
- This object was made by John Wilson & Sons.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Frontispiece, The Wood Beyond the World
- handmade paper printed in red and black.
- Gift of Calvin S. Hathaway, Smithsonian Libraries, PR5079 .W6 1894X.
- 139.2018.16
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Clutha Vase, ca. 1890
- mold-blown glass.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2012-7-1
- This object was made by James Couper & Sons.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Drawing, Design for a Tile
- graphite on oiled translucent paper.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1941-74-14
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for a Tile
- graphite on oiled translucent paper.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1941-74-15
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for a Tile
- graphite on oiled translucent paper.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1941-74-16
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Vase
- mold-blown favrile glass.
- Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
- 1966-55-9-a
- This object was made by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Vase
- glass.
- Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
- 1966-55-9-b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Cup And Saucer
- porcelain, vitreous enamel.
- Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
- 2013-21-32-a,b
- This object was made by Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Vase Vase
- earthenware, enamel.
- Gift of Justin G. Schiller.
- 1992-100-9
- This object was made by Arnhem Faience Factory.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Vase Vase
- earthenware, enamel.
- Gift of Justin G. Schiller.
- 1992-100-10
- This object was made by Arnhem Faience Factory.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for a Tile, 1917–40
- graphite, brush and tempera on oiled translucent paper.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1941-74-11
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Cabinet, ca. 1940
- mahogany (base and cabinet), birch (interior shelves), lithography on paper.
- Private Collection, San Francisco.
- 12.2019.1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Articulated Toast Rack Toast Rack
- silver plated, metal.
- Gift of Miles Lourie.
- 1985-105-1
- This object was made by Hukin & Heath.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Napkin, ca. 1900
- linen.
- Gift of Suzanne McIntire.
- 2018-32-2
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Sidewall, Honeysuckle
- block-printed paper.
- Gift of Cowtan & Tout, Inc..
- 1935-23-13
- This object was made by Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. and Arthur Sanderson.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- "Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate (One of Twelve) Plate, 1754–1758
- soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
- Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
- 1957-11-13
- This object was made by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Book, The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany, 1914
- lithograph on paper.
- Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt, former owners, Smithsonian Libraries, N6537 .T5A78....
- 139.2018.4
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Vase (France), ca. 1900
- glass.
- Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.
- 1969-48-1
- This object was made by Daum.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Vase (France), ca. 1905
- glass.
- Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
- 1996-45-6
- This object was made by Daum.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Figures Of The Most Beautiful, Useful, And Uncommon Plants , Book, 1755
- hand-colored or color-printed and hand-finished, etched and engraved plates.
- Gift of John Donnell Smith, Smithsonian Libraries, QK9 .M64f 1760.
- 139.2018.6
- There are 4 images of this object.
- A Floral Fantasy In An Old English Garden: Set Forth In Verses & Coloured...
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Elizabeth d’Hauteville Kean, Smithsonian Libraries, NX650 .F57 C89....
- 139.2018.14
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Les Fleurs Animees, Vol. 1, 1847
- H x W (book open): 27 × 36 cm (10 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.).
- Smithsonian Libraries, NC248 .G7F6 1847.
- 139.2018.12
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Les Fleurs Animees, Vol 2
- lithograph on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, NC248 .G7F6 1847.
- 139.2018.13
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Textile, Tulip and Rose, 1893
- cotton warp, silk wefts.
- Gift of Mrs. James M. Breed.
- 1964-18-3
- This object was made by Morris & Co..
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Paxton's Magazine Of Botany, And Register Of Flowering Plants, Vol. 1
- printed paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, The Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- 139.2018.17
- This object was made by Sir Joseph Paxton.
- Sidewall - Sample, Trellis
- block-printed paper.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition Fund.
- 1980-46-1-168
- This object was made by Jeffrey & Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall - Sample, Trellis, 1888
- block-printed paper.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition Fund.
- 1980-46-1-169
- This object was made by Jeffrey & Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Textile, Compton, registered February 27, 1896
- cotton.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1951-103-18-a,b
- This object was made by Morris & Company, Decorators Ltd..
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, January, from La Belle Jardinière
- chromotypograph.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1985-28-1-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, February, from La Belle Jardinière
- chromotypograph.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1985-28-1-2
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, April, from La Belle Jardinière
- chromotypograph.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1985-28-1-3
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, August, from La Belle Jardinière
- chromotypograph.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1985-28-1-4
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
