Glass Flowers Harvard Natural History Museum
The ware collection of blaschka glass models of plants or simply the glass flowers is a collection of highly realistic glass botanical models at the harvard museum of natural history in cambridge massachusetts.
Glass flowers harvard natural history museum. One of harvard university s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed ware collection of blaschka glass models of plants commonly known as the glass flowers this unique collection of over 4 300 models representing more than 780 plant species was created by glass artisans leopold and rudolf blaschka a father and son team. Highlights include harvard s famed blaschka glass flowers and sea creatures in glass new england forests in the zofnass gallery and marine life in the putnam family gallery. These amazingly realistic models of plants were crafted in glass from 1886 to 1936 by father and son glass artists leopold and rudolf blaschka in their studio near dresden germany. One of harvard university s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed ware collection of blaschka glass models of plants commonly known as the glass flowers this unique collection of over 4 300 models representing more than 780 plant species was created by glass artisans leopold and rudolf blaschka a father and son team.
One of the harvard s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed ware collection of blaschka glass models of plants the glass flowers this unique collection of over 4 000 models was created by. The museum combines historic exhibits drawn from the university s vast collections with new and changing multimedia exhibitions. Harvard museum of natural history 26 oxford street. Created by leopold and rudolf blaschka from 1887 through 1936 at their studio in hosterwitz near dresden germany the collection was commissioned by george lincoln goodale the.
Discover glass flowers at harvard museum of natural history in cambridge massachusetts. Impossibly life like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son. Harvard museum of natural history 26 oxford street cambridge massachusetts 02138 a 7 minute walk from the red line t station at harvard square.