This object is currently on display in room 212 as part of Botanical Lessons. There are 2 other images of this object. See our image rights statement.
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Model, Juglans Regia
This is a Model. It is dated 1875–1898. Its medium is 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. It is a part of the department.
The Juglans regia is native to the Balkans, but the tree is known as Persian or English walnut. The seeds have been used for cooking since antiquity and are appreciated for their taste and nutritional values. Designers have coveted the wood for furniture and architectural elements for centuries.
It is credited Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
- Leaf Pitcher
- earthenware, eosin glaze.
- Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
- 2007-3-1
- Print, Design for a Silver Platter
- engraving on white laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-300-3
- Sidewall, Garden Flowers
- screen printed.
- Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine.
- 1953-198-7
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 38.1 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm (15 × 8 × 8 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Lessons.
