electrical system

Object NameElectrical Equipment

Made FromWood, Metal, Glass, Leather

TechniqueBlown, assembled

Size(a) Glass Vessel H: 28.5 cm, Diam (max): 14.7 cm; (b) Cylinder with Wood Base H: 10.3 cm, W: 20.2 cm, D: 10.9 cm; (c) Wood Spool with Wire L: 9.8 cm, Diam (max): 2.8 cm; (de) Wood Box with Lid H: 12.2 cm, W: 22.9 cm, D: 14.5 cm

Accession Number93.3.283

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionElectrical Equipment. (a) Colorless glass, metal; blown, assembled. Colorless glass vessel with brass cap, which holds three corroded metal bars in place inside of vessel. (b) Wood base with brass fixtures and bundle of wires surrounded by wood and green leather cylinder, which also has brass mounts. (c) Wood spool coiled with metal wire. (de) Rectangular wood box with sliding lid.
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)