Aurelia aurita, 8 Stages of Development

Object NameSpecimen of Blaschka Marine Life

Maker Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)

Maker Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)

Made FromGlass, Paint, Metal Wire, Resin

Date1885

Place MadeGermany, Dresden

TechniqueFlameworked, painted, applied

SizeOverall (card) L: 27 cm, W: 22.6 cm

Accession NumberL.17.3.63-335

Credit LineLent by Cornell University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Physical DescriptionSpecimen of Blaschka Marine Life, "Aurelia aurita, 8 Stages of Development". Glass, paint, metal wire, resin; flameworked, painted, applied. Card illustrates the eight (8) stages of development with inscription below that reads: "Development / 1., 2., 3., 4. Polypoid Form (Lcyphyistoma); / 5., 6., 7. Development of the Medusa-buds; / 8. Ltrobila-Medusa after liberation".
Provenance

Owner Cornell University