Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 30 objects tagged observation.

Silver hearing aid on gray background

Zon Hearing Aid
injection-molded nylon, chromed metal, high-gloss metallic paint.
Gift of Starkey Laboratories, Inc..
2011-5-1

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

Olympus O-Product Pocket Camera

Olympus O-Product Pocket Camera
aluminum, plastic, glass.
Gift of Max Pine.
1999-53-20-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A carbon-fiber robot in the shape of a small insect. Two small wings made of a clear film stretch outward in opposite direcitons. Thin legs come off the robot -- three extend outward toward the viewer and a fourth leg on the other side of the robot extends in the opposite direction. At the end of the four legs are very small, grey feet, resembling a tufted ball of fabric. A head, also deriving appearance from a small tuft of grey fabric, faces away from the viewer, in a similar direction as the fourth leg.

RoboBee Robot Robot
piezoelectric ceramic, carbon fiber, alumina ceramic; polyester film,....
Gift of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
2015-23-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.

RoboBee Robot: Exploded Robot

RoboBee Robot: Exploded Robot
flight muscles: piezoelectric ceramic, carbon fiber, and alumina ceramic;....
Gift of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
2015-23-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images and 1 video of this object.

Spencer Microscope (USA)

Spencer Microscope (USA)
brass, glass.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1990.0183.01.
14.2012.2

Leeuwenhoek Microscope (replica)

Leeuwenhoek Microscope (replica)
brass.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, M-09840.
14.2012.7

Autofold Cane (USA)

Autofold Cane (USA)
rubber, elastic cord, aluminum, iron, reflective tape.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 306619.10.
14.2012.9

Sextant And Case (England)

Sextant And Case (England)
sextant: brass, silver, glass; case: mahogany, brass, felt.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1980.0318.03.
14.2012.23

Radio Compass Loop Antenna Housing (USA)

Radio Compass Loop Antenna Housing (USA)
rag-filled bakelite, metal.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1977.0368.65.
14.2012.57

Telescope, Transit of Venus

Telescope, Transit of Venus
brass, iron, glass.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2006.0182.02-03.
14.2012.72

Rake (Retractor) (USA)

Rake (Retractor) (USA)
stainess steel, black oxide coating.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, M-09850.01.
14.2012.74

Lithotomy Surgical Set (France)

Lithotomy Surgical Set (France)
case: mahogany, brass, chamois; instruments: steel, ebony.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 302606.773.
14.2012.76

Satellite, Explorer 1 (Replica)

Satellite, Explorer 1 (Replica)
metal shell.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the US Army....
16.2012.23

This object was made by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.

Satellite, Ariel 2 (Replica)

Satellite, Ariel 2 (Replica)
epoxy-bonded fiberglass, aluminum, other light metals, plastics.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from NASA, A19751411000.
16.2012.27

This object was made by Micarta and NASA.
There are 2 images of this object.

An instant camera stands opened from its collapsible form. Opened, it is triangular and tent-shaped, brown leather surface, expanding black leather sides to open the body and the viewfinder, with chrome silver frame and front plate with circular lens, circular flash, red, circular shutter button and adjustable exposure ring and focus ring at the top. Because of its collapsible shape, while sitting the front lens plate is pointed downward, and directly underneath it is a supported folding wall that says Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera. At the top of the triangular shape, the viewfinder extends diagonally upward on top of the tent, creating its own tent-like appendage of its own.

SX-70 Camera And Case
polysulfone plastic with a layer of copper-nickel-chromium alloy, applied....
Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin.
1999-2-2-a,b

This object was made by Polaroid Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

PillCam SB 3
led light source, lens, battery, antenna, transmitter, imager.
Courtesy of Given Imaging, a Covidien Company.
s-e-1594

This object was made by Given Imaging Ltd..
There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.

Wristband, Jawbone UP24

Wristband, Jawbone UP24
hypoallergenic tpu rubber, nickel-plated tr-90 nylon, electronic components.
Courtesy of Yves Béhar and fuseproject.
s-e-1597

This object was made by Jawbone.

Diagnostic Health-care Device, Kernel of Life (Prototype)

Diagnostic Health-care Device, Kernel of Life (Prototype)
computer-machined abs plastic, leather, aluminum, paint.
Courtesy of Gates Foundation and WIRED magazine.
12.2014.1

This object was made by fuseproject.
There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.

Ultrasound Machine, Vscan™

Ultrasound Machine, Vscan™
internal: ultrasound transmitters and receivers, signal processor,....
Courtesy of GE Healthcare.
13.2014.1

This object was made by GE Healthcare.
There are 4 images and 1 video of this object.

Swinger Model 20 Camera

Swinger Model 20 Camera
plastic, metalc.
Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin.
1999-2-4

This object was made by Polaroid Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Kodak Pocket Instamatic 10 Camera

Kodak Pocket Instamatic 10 Camera
molded plastic, metal, woven cord (strap).
Gift of Warren A. James.
1998-41-1-a,b

This object was made by Eastman Kodak Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

3D Laser Scanner, ScanStation C10

3D Laser Scanner, ScanStation C10
compact, pulsed, dual-axis-compensated, very high-speed laser scanner, with....
Courtesy of Leica Geosystems.
16.2014.1

This object was made by Leica Geosystems Inc..
There are 6 images and 3 videos of this object.

Controller Of The Universe

Controller Of The Universe
found tools and wire.
Collection of Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, New York, Courtesy of the FLAG Art....
25.2012.1

There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Visual Aids For Eye Testing (USA)

Visual Aids For Eye Testing (USA)
paper, cardboard, laminated canvas.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1986.0705.03.
14.2012.24

Portable Equatorial Sundial And Compass

Portable Equatorial Sundial And Compass
gilt and engraved brass, cut and blued steel, glass.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-12

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

Ophthalmoscope And Case (Germany)

Ophthalmoscope And Case (Germany)
ophthalmoscope: velvet, metal, wood, optical glass; case: leather, velvet.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 314016.
14.2012.6

Solar Wall
H x W: 182.9 x 210.8 cm (6 ft. x 6 ft. 11 in.).
Courtesy of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
27.2012.1

There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

A print of a Tasconia Pinnatistipula, a species of flower, spread across two pages vertically. Two pale fuscia flowers are at center. One is a closed bulb and the other has bloomed showing the green and yellow pistil and stamen within the flower. Dark green pistils peak through the closed petals. A dark, hunter green stem travels along the right side of the pages with vines and the two flowers budding off of it. Below the closed flower is a green tomatoe hanging from the plant. On the bottom of the page in a script font reads 'Tasconia Pinnatistipula.'

Plate, Tasconia Pinnatistipula , Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register...
printed paper.
Smithsonian Libraries.
23.2018.5

The vertical composition echoes the two long stemmed flowers wilting on the page. Long, fuscia petals dangle limply from the stems, the left flower exposes the inner yellow stamen. The fuscia petals fade from a dark pink on the ends of the petals to almost white as it connects to the pistil. On the right, the back of the flower is facing the viewer exposing the sepal. Below the flowers are ruffled leaves in many tones of green with brown veins. On the bottom of the page in a script font reads 'Sarracenia Purpurea.'

Plate, Sarracenia Purpurea, Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of...
printed paper.
Smithsonian Libraries.
23.2018.8

Detailed botanical illustration of Odontoglossum grande spread across two pages horizontally. The orchids are set against a tan colored background. The perspective of the illustration is from a top view, exposing the inside of each bloomed orchid. The petals are a blotched pattern of mahogany and white. Some petals are mostly mahogany with a golden-yellow tip. A few wilting petals are a cool purple and white color. The inner pistils and stamen extend from the center of each orchid in bright yellow. Dark green stems and leaves emerge from where the page is binded at center. On the right side of the right page in a script font reads 'Odontoglossom grande.'

Plate, Odontoglossum Grande, Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of...
printed paper.
Smithsonian Libraries.
23.2018.9