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Object NameBox of ~400 to ~500 Shells
Made FromShells, Cardboard, Paper
TechniqueCollected, assembled
SizeBox H: 2.2 cm, W: 19 cm, D: 12.5 cm
Accession Number93.7.17
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBox of ~400 to ~500 Shells. Shells, cardboard; collected and assembled. Rectangular lidded yellow cardboard box with red, black, and gold decoration. Box contains roughly 400-500 small shells and shell pieces of similar size and variety.
Provenance
Source Botanical Museum of Harvard University - 1993
Former Collection Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)
Former Collection Gertrude Pones (German)
Former Collection Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)