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Object NameGlass Vial Containing Shells
Made FromGlass, Cork, Shells, Paper
TechniqueAssembled
SizeOverall H: 9.1 cm, Diam (max): 1.6 cm
Accession Number93.3.277
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGlass Vial Containing Shells. Glass, cork, shells, paper; assembled. Small flat-bottomed cylindrical vial with cork stopper. Vial contains four shells and three pieces of paper with handwritten inscription.
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)