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Object NameBox of 90 Shells
Made FromShells, Wood, Paper
TechniqueAssembled
SizeBox H: 5 cm, W: 81.9 cm, D: 10 cm
Accession Number93.7.13
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBox of 90 Shells. Shells, wood, paper; collected and assembled. Rectangular wooden box held together at corners with paper tape decorated in red and brownish yellow. Box contains 90 shells of similar size and of 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)