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These glass models of British sea anemones were created by the Blaschkas, who specialized in glasswork, running it as a family business over 300yrs & 9 generations. In the late 19c L.Blaschka turned his skills to making models of microscopic organisms and soft-bodied invertebrates.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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These glass models of British sea anemones were created by the Blaschkas, who specialized in glasswork, running it as a family business over 300yrs & 9 generations. In the late 19c L.Blaschka turned his skills to making models of microscopic organisms and soft-bodied invertebrates.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
@morethanadodo #glasswork #glass #Blaschkas #glassart -
These glass models of British sea anemones were created by the Blaschkas, who specialized in glasswork, running it as a family business over 300yrs & 9 generations. In the late 19c L.Blaschka turned his skills to making models of microscopic organisms and soft-bodied invertebrates.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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Notoriously difficult to preserve well for display, but fortunately, the #Blaschkas did a great job of recreating them in glass.
#musem #zoology #nature
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