Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to "Hans Sloane" Plate Plate.

An anatomical model of a Ricinus Communis comonly known as a a castor bean or castor oil plant.Three prickly forked magenta extensions rise out of a greenish brown bulb with upward curved spines. Folded browish green leaves hang underneath with a thick green stem. It is glued to a vertical rod which is mounted on a stepped base with an affixed paper label.

Model, Ricinus Communis, 1875–1898
wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers,....
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
22.2018.1

There are 3 images of this object.

Round white porcelain plate with wavy brown-edged rim, painted with plants and insects. A large branch with wide pointed yellow-green leaves decorates most of the plate, curving up and over from the left side and ending in a cascade of small purple-pink flowers at three o'clock. Surrounding the branch, smaller insects and flowers. Just above the bottom leaf, a small oval-shaped blue beetle; at five o'clock, a spotted yellow and purple butterfly; at seven o'clock, small trumpet-shaped pale blue morning glories.

"Hans Sloane" Plate Plate
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1957-11-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Round white porcelain plate with wavy brown-edged rim, painted with a large pancratium flower and insects. Filling the plate, broad pointed leaves in green and yellow-green. Filling the top half of the plate, a cluster of large purple flowers with long pointed petals and curling yellow stamens atop a blue stem. Surrounding the flower, smaller insects in various colors. At twelve o'clock, a blue and green winged insect; at eight o'clock, a pale purple and yellow butterfly; at ten o'clock, a purple and yellow winged insect.

"Hans Sloane" Plate Plate
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1957-11-4

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A rectangular section of wallpaper with a dense tangle of honeysuckle vines and flowers against a cream background. The curving vines have leaves in pale green and darker sage green. The flowers are starburst-shaped, with long thin petals in beige and light pink. The curves of the vines, leaves, and flowers create rhythm in the design. In the margins are printing marks, various lines and blobs of ink. Along the right margin, rotated ninety degrees clockwise, is 'Honeysuckle 263' in italics, and 'MORRIS & Co.' in a large sans serif.

Sidewall, Honeysuckle, 1934
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.

Vase (France)
glass.
Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
1996-45-2

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.