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Object NameBox of ~78 Shells
Made FromShells, Wood, Paper
TechniqueCollected, assembled
SizeBox H: 7.5 cm, W: 23.5 cm, D: 15 cm
Accession Number93.7.15
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBox of ~78 Shells. Shells, wood, paper; collected and assembled. Rectangular wooden box held together at corners with orange paper tape. Box contains roughly 78 shells, primarily of similar size and the same 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)