<img width="640" height="998" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17.jpg 657w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17-192x300.jpg 192w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17-151x235.jpg 151w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="28559" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/02/21/chilled-but-not-diluted/1999-42-17/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17.jpg" data-orig-size="657,1024" 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="1999-42-17" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17-192x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1999-42-17.jpg" />You might think that this pitcher looks a bit like crushed ice, and perhaps the illusion is intended. This isn’t just any old pitcher, but a champagne pitcher, and it is special because of its so-called “bladder.” Within the body of the vessel, underneath the handle, is a cavity in which ice can be inserted,...
