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Object NameBox of ~250 Shells
Made FromShells, Coral, Cardboard, Paper
TechniqueCollected, assembled
SizeBox H: 17 cm, W: 31 cm, D: 28 cm
Accession Number93.7.26
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBox of ~250 Shells. Shells, coral, cardboard, paper; collected and assembled. Rectangular cardboard box containing roughly 250 assorted shells. Box also contains one paper pouch of small bits of coral and one tissue paper pouch of very small shells.
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)