Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to Les Fleurs Animees, Vol 2.

Les Fleurs Animees, Vol. 1

Les Fleurs Animees, Vol. 1
H x W (book open): 27 × 36 cm (10 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.).
Smithsonian Libraries, NC248 .G7F6 1847.
139.2018.12

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The right page of a book, showing an illustration of two types of carnation flowers in muted yellows, oranges, pinks, and greens on creamy paper. At center are two similar flowers with long stems and leaves, crossed over each other. The small, frilled flowers bloom in a cluster. The left flowers are pale yellow, the right are pinkish-orange with pale yellow. Nestled just above the cross of the stems is 'Fig. 1' in elegant script, referring to a caption below. To the left of the flowers is another carnation, labelled 'Fig. 2' at lower left, with two medium-sized dark pink flowers atop a slender green stem. The left flower is seen from the side; the right is a view into the flower, with layers of frilled petals. To the right of the crossed flowers, at the middle of the page, is a cutaway diagram of parts of the flower. The captions below read 'Fig. 1 CARYOPHYLLUS' and 'Fig. 2 CARYOPHYLLUS' with further slanting script possibly indicating the scientific names and publishing information. The page is labelled 'Pl. LXXXI' in the upper right corner.

Figures Of The Most Beautiful, Useful, And Uncommon Plants , Book
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

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Book Illustration, A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden, A Knight as a Scotch Thistle

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

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Drawing, Lettering Design for Vase

Drawing, Lettering Design for Vase
pen and black ink, red and blue crayon, graphite on lined paper [irregular].
1986-123-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vase (France)
glass.
Bequest of Max Kobre.
1996-45-10

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