<img width="640" height="499" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-700x546.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image features" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-700x546.jpg 700w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-300x234.jpg 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-170x133.jpg 170w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea.jpg 833w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="36878" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/12/10/beyond-the-crystal-palace/sarracenia-purpurea/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea.jpg" data-orig-size="833,650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Sarracenia purpurea" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-300x234.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sarracenia-purpurea-700x546.jpg" />To celebrate the opening of Nature by Design: Botanical Expressions (December 7, 2019-January 10, 2021), Object of the Day this week will feature objects from the exhibition. Sir Joseph Paxton’s name may sound familiar to architecture enthusiasts, as he was responsible for designing the famous Crystal Palace of 1851 in London. The construction, which housed...
