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Object NameSpecimen Part for Marine Invertebrate Model
Maker Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)
Maker Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
Made FromGlass
Date1863-1890
Place MadeGermany, Dresden
TechniqueFlameworked
SizeOverall H: 3.1 cm, Diam (max): 3.1 cm
Accession Number93.3.273-5
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The Blaschkas used preformed parts when they created some of their models. These parts include anemone bodies, sea jelly domes, and the central disks of sea stars. The Blaschkas used many different techniques to achieve great variety in shape, size, color, and ornate detail.
Physical DescriptionPart of Glass Model of Marine Animal. Colorless glass; flameworked. Colorless glass dome; flat bottom with 1.6 cm opening. Inverted conical depression in top.
Provenance
Source Botanical Museum of Harvard University - 1993
Former Collection Gertrude Pones (German)
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František Vízner
2010