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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Painting of a woman in a dark dress picking apple blossoms beneath a flowering tree in an open field.

Girl Picking Apple Blossoms

Winslow Homer, 1879

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink roses, yellow and blue blossoms and green leaves along a branch border.

Floral design for printed textile

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink, red and blue flowers and green leaves in a corner border on pale paper.

Floral design for printed textile

Jean DuBois, 1800

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Painted floral textile design with white and blue flowers, multicolored lobed leaves, and grey branches on a dotted dark grou

Floral design for printed textiles

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Pencil and watercolor botanical study of hanging white locust blossoms, green leaves, and a flowering twig on cream paper.

Locust Blossoms

Samuel Colman, 1870

Watercolor study of flower boughs with purple and blue blossoms and green foliage in flowing garland sprays.

Study of Flower Boughs for Woven Textile

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Pencil sketch of fern fronds and bamboo on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and a round museum stamp.

Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two decorative friezes with rosettes, flowers and a meander ribbon, with handwritten color notes.

Recto: Two Friezes with Flowers Verso: Sketch for a Decorative Painting

Felice Giani, 1810

Sheet of seven stylized flower sprays and one naturalistic blossom drawn in grey and red chalk on cream paper.

Sprays of Seven ideal Flowers and of one quasi naturalistic flower

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil botanical sketch sheet of Jamaican plants, including a Spanish bayonet palm and leafy vines, with handwritten notes.

Botanical Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of three stacked trapezoid decorative panels with mythological figures, putti, centaurs and flowers.

Decorative Project: Three Trapezoids with Flora and Zefiro

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil study of a female figure's head and torso with surrounding sketches of lily flowers and annotated botanical notes.

Study for female figure and flowers

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painted study of spiky green plants, a red poppy and pink flowers over brown brushstrokes, with a tiny figure in a tan coat a

Botanical and Figure Study

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure holding flowers and drapery, leaning forward on a pale sheet of paper.

Venus Picking Flowers

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Engraved print of two floral tailpieces: an upper oak branch with acorns and a lower bouquet of roses, grapes and blossoms.

Two Floral Tailpieces or Fleurons

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Pencil sketches of trees with handwritten notes on foliage, bark and a monkey on a branch, on grey paper.

Botanical Studies, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Black and white etching of a flower spray with two moths, buds, seed pods and leaves on a pale page.

Spray of Flowers

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1760

Engraved print of an ornate urn with scrolled handles, holding flowers and garlands on a pedestal table.

Vase with Flowers

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Oil sketch of a pale iceberg on a dark sea under a peach sunset sky, with a small ice flower splash at left.

Iceberg and Ice Flower, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Hand-colored floral design with pink, blue and white blossoms on lattice stems and feathery green, yellow and teal fern frond

Fantastic Flower Motif from Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de Fleurs Idéales

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Engraving of three horizontal floral garlands with roses, buds and leafy vines stacked on a pale page.

Three Floral Tailpieces or Fleurons

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Pencil sketch on cream paper of fern fronds and leaf studies, with the handwritten word 'fern' above the center.

Botanical Sketch of a Fern, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraving of a large bouquet of tulips, irises, peonies and pansies in an ornate urn with figures and garlands.

Flowers in a Vase

Mathurin Duchesne, 1650

Engraved floral tailpiece of a bouquet of roses and poppies tied with a ribbon, with trailing sprigs below.

Floral Tailpiece

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Pencil sketch on cream paper of spiky, fanning leaves and curving plant stems in loose botanical study.

Botanical Sketch, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraved still life of a wicker basket overflowing with tulips, peonies and other flowers, with butterflies around the bouque

Basket with Flowers on a Table, Plate 8 from the series Livres de plusieurs paniers de fleurs [Flowers in a Basket]

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, 1690

Red-ink engraving of a basket of tulips, poppies and lilies arranged within a ruled border.

Basket of Flowers, Plate

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Graphite sketch sheet of palm trees, tropical trees, a small church, and handwritten botanical labels.

Botanical Sketches with a Church, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved print of a flower-filled basket on a ledge, with butterflies and moths flying above the blooms.

Plate 10, from set of Flowers in a Basket

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, 1680

Hand-coloured print of the goddess Flora floating over a landscape, dropping garlands of flowers toward a pedestal monument b

Flora Dispensing Her Favours on the Earth

Thomas Woolnooth Sr, 1800

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of a palm tree and a tree trunk with branches, with handwritten labels.

Botanical Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono standing beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy riverbank.

Woman viewing Cherry Blossoms on the Bank of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hana no kei)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Engraved still life of a dense bouquet of carnations, roses and lilies in an ornate urn-shaped vase.

Vase of Flowers

Pieter I. Mortier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1680

Pencil sketch of an air plant, a fern frond, and a flowering stalk with handwritten notes, above a distant hilly landscape.

Botanical Sketches with a Landscape View, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Etching of a crowded flower market beside the ornate Gothic Butter Tower in Rouen, with a corner building at right.

Flower Market and Butter Tower, Rouen

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Woman in a dark dress reaching into a blossoming apple tree in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Girl Picking Apple Blossoms

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown sheet with faint pencil sketches of tall plant stems and branching foliage, with a museum stamp in the lower left.

Botanical Sketches, South America

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk drawing of ornamental urns, a carved pedestal with sphinxes, and a fruit basket with garlands.

Ornamental detail with botanical motifs

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Four pencil and pastel studies of circular ornaments filled with stylized flowers, leaves and vines on a tan sheet.

Flower Studies (Four Designs for Circular Ornaments)

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bound bouquet with tall leaves, flower buds and open blossoms resting on stones.

Bunch of flowers tied with ribbon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor study of two pink spotted lilies with stamens and pencil border designs on beige paper.

Pink Spotted Lilies and Maple Seeds

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil botanical sketch sheet with tree trunks, a branch, an arum plant and handwritten notes on leaf shapes.

Botanical Sketches, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of flower clusters on cream paper with handwritten color notes like light scarlet and dull green.

Flowers

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of pink hollyhocks, seed pods, blueberries and blackberries on a cream sheet.

Botanical Detail Studies: Hollyhocks, Blueberries, and Blackberries

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketches of tropical plants, branches and epiphytes on tan paper, with handwritten color notes.

Thirteen Botanical Sketches from Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of two putti beside a classical urn overflowing with flowers, on a pale sheet.

Study for a Painted Wall Decoration: Two Putti beside a Vase with Flowers

Antonio de' Dominici, 1710

Pencil and watercolor botanical studies of asters, a pink thistle, clover leaves and seed pods on cream paper.

Studies of Meadow Flowers

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil botanical sketches of leafy branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes describing young leaf colour and size.

Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and ink botanical study of tiger lilies with spotted blooms, drooping buds, and slender leaves on tan paper.

Study of Tiger Lilies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor and pencil study of red cardinal flower spray with sketched blossoms and vase outlines on cream paper.

Cardinal Flower

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch on grey paper of bamboo, palm fronds and broad-leaved plants with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical and Meteorological Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painting of an autumn bouquet of purple and white asters and rust-colored leaves on a dark background.

Study of an Autumn Bouquet

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Watercolor of a mountain laurel branch with pink and white blossoms and green leaves on a grey background.

A Bough of Mountain Laurel with Leaves and Blossoms

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a thatched church, a palm tree, fan-leaf fronds, and rows of shrubs with handwritten notes.

San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Six ink line studies of squash or pumpkin blossoms with ruffled petals and slender stems on pale translucent paper.

Studies of Squash or Pumpkin Blossoms

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil botanical study of oxalis, zinnia, and potato blossom sprigs on pale paper, with handwritten plant labels.

Oxalis, Zinnia, and Potato Blossom, East Hampton

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet of trees, hanging vegetation and a small house, with handwritten botanical notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches with a House, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor study of pink and white peony blossoms on a green stalk against a grey background.

Study of Peony Stalk with Blossoms

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of a winged angel with a laurel crown holding flowers, drawn on tan paper with loose arched outlines.

Sketch of Angel with Flowers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches of palm fronds, hanging foliage and a small bird on grey paper, with handwritten botanical notes.

Botanical Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame of Zephyr and Flora making an offering to a statue of Ceres, with cupids nea

Zephyr and Flora Sacrifice to Ceres

Felice Giani, 1795

Woman with Flowers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketches on grey paper of palms, tropical trees, a vine, and a flying crane, with handwritten labels.

Botanical Sketces with a Flying Crane, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved octagonal ornament with scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers, and grotesque creature heads by Wendel Dietterlin the Yo

Plate 6, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Engraved design of Zephyr and Flora with a putto in a garden with classical busts, on a book page.

Design with Zephyr and Flora in a Garden

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Pencil sketches of bamboo stalks and feathery foliage on toned paper, with the inscription Jamaica Aug 65 near the bottom.

Botanical Sketches of Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraved ornamental plate with a central horned grotesque mask, scrolling foliage and hybrid creatures, numbered 4.

Plate 4, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Black and white ornamental frieze with two birds perched on arches, flanked by scrolling foliage, flowers and wreath motifs.

Frieze with Birds, Flowers, Wreaths and Scrolls

Theodor Bang, 1590

Pencil sketch sheet of tropical plants including palms, flowering spikes and broad leaves, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketches near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Hand-colored ornamental design of small blue flowers, pink buds and feathery foliage within a thin ruled border on cream pape

Ornamental Design with Small Blue Flowers, from Nouvelle suite de cahiers de flerurs naturelle a l'usage des dessinat…

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Engraved scene of a couple passing a flower stall with bouquets at a crowded fair, with a hanging floral display above.

Floral Department of the Great Fair

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil botanical study of a plant with large veined leaves, buds, and a curved stem, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Study, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pastel floral motif with teal fern fronds, rose and grey bell flowers, and orange anemones on pale paper.

Fantastic flower motif from "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs idéales"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Engraved ornamental panel with a flower basket, cherubs, birds, scrollwork and a central landscape vignette.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Basket of Flowers and a Garland, plate 10 from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques pein…

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a ruined stone wall, grasses, botanical studies and handwritten color notes.

Landscape and Botanical Sketch from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved ornament plate of a vase with scrolling foliage, flowers, and fantastical birds and insects on either side.

Plate 5, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Hand-coloured ornamental bouquet of pink flowers, green leaves, orange and blue feathers and blue berries on a pale ground.

Ornamental Design with Small Red Flowers and Berries, from Nouvelle suite de cahiers de flerurs naturelle a l'usage d…

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved plate of a symmetrical ornamental bouquet with scrolling foliage, flowers, and grotesque masks at the base.

Plate 1, from Die Folge der phantastichen Scmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Hand-colored print of stylized fantastic flowers in grey, pink, blue and orange on a branching stem with feathery foliage.

Fantastic flower motif from "Nouvelle Suitte de fleurs iéales"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved title plate with scrolling foliage, a lidded urn, winged creatures and a central inscription naming Wendel Dietterli

Title plate, from Die Folge der phantastichen Scmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Pencil sketch sheet of trees, palms, parasitic vines and a small monkey, with handwritten notes on foliage.

Botanical sketches with a Monkey, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of drooping bromeliad blossoms on branching stems, with handwritten Jamaica inscription on pale paper.

Blossoms of the Bromelia Pinguin, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraved octagonal ornament plate with symmetrical scrolling foliage, grotesque masks, and birds, numbered 2 at upper left.

Plate 2, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Pencil sketch of a plantain plant with broad leaves, a tree study, and a rocky shrub, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketches, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet of palm and tropical trees with handwritten notes on leaf color, and small flying parrots at top.

Botanical Sketches with Flying Parrots, Boquia, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet with tree studies, palm fronds, an alligator, and handwritten notes on foliage and bark colour.

Botanical Sketches with an Alligator, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of wild flowers with a red bloom, yellow daffodils, and pink and white petunias on a dark green ground.

Wild Flowers

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketches of tropical trees, palm fronds and grasses on grey paper with handwritten notes about foliage.

Botanical and Landscape Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a feathery fern plant with stem and leaf studies, annotated with handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Botanical Sketch, Pride of the Mountain

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of tall grasses and tropical plants with handwritten notes and a small seated figure in a hat.

Botanical Studies with a Seated Figure, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall flowering stem and blossoms on paper, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches, Bloxburgh, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of arching fern fronds on tan paper, with handwritten colour notes in the upper and lower margins.

Botanical Sketch of Ferns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860