Rustic Scientific Instruments
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
1950s English Vintage Rustic Scientific Instruments
Paste, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Scientific Instruments
Stone
20th Century Rustic Scientific Instruments
Brass
19th Century Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Stone, Iron, Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Scientific Instruments
Metal
19th Century German Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Scientific Instruments
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Scientific Instruments
Paper
Early 20th Century American Rustic Scientific Instruments
Iron
1980s Vintage Rustic Scientific Instruments
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Scientific Instruments
Paper
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Brass
1970s Vintage Rustic Scientific Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 18th Century British Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood, Antler
18th Century French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Iron
1960s Czech Vintage Rustic Scientific Instruments
Paper
Early 1800s Belgian Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Stone, Iron
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Stone, Iron
20th Century Rustic Scientific Instruments
Glass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Marble
1920s Japanese Vintage Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Ceramic
19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Brass
1860s American Antique Rustic Scientific Instruments
Wood