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Object NameBox of ~185 Shells
Made FromShells, Cardboard
TechniqueCollected, assembled
SizeBox H: 7.2 cm, W: 19.2 cm, D: 19.5 cm
Accession Number93.7.25
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBox of ~185 Shells. Shells, cardboard; collected and assembled. Rectangular blue cardboard box containing roughly 185 assorted shells, primarily of similar size and varieties. Box also contains two small blue circular lidded cardboard boxes, each containing a shell.
Provenance
Source Botanical Museum of Harvard University - 1993
Former Collection Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)
Former Collection Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
Former Collection Gertrude Pones (German)