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Object NameSpecimen Part for Marine Invertebrate Model
Maker Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
Maker Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)
Made FromGlass, Adhesive, Metal
Date1863-1890
Place MadeGermany, Dresden
TechniqueFlameworked, assembled
SizeOverall H: 3.2 cm, W: 3.4 cm, D: 3 cm
Accession Number93.3.273-77
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The Blaschkas used preformed parts when they created some of their models. These parts include anemone bodies, sea jelly domes, and the central disks of sea stars. The Blaschkas used many different techniques to achieve great variety in shape, size, color, and ornate detail.
Physical DescriptionPart of Glass Model of Marine Animal. Colorless glass, adhesive, metal; flameworked, assembled. Fragment of what may have been the top portion of a jellyfish. Three bits have become separated from body.
Provenance
Source Botanical Museum of Harvard University - 1993
Former Collection Gertrude Pones (German)

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