IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BOTANIST DREAM. IT MAY JUST BE THE WARE COLLECTION OF BLASCHKA GLASS MODELS OF PLANTS OR THE GLASS FLOWERS AT THE HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ARE A BREATHTAKING FUSION ...

THE WARE COLLECTION OF BLASCHKA GLASS MODELS OF PLANTS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA ... he was able to re-create this flowering Pride of Barbados, or peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima). MUSEUM ...

Image creditTHE WARE COLLECTION OF BLASCHKA GLASS MODELS OF PLANTS ... beautiful flora and fauna they had been in life. Flowers pressed flat grew dull, and invertebrates floating in alcohol faded and ...

The Museum houses many special, vibrant artefacts. The Blaschka glass models are one example. Tiny, delicate and beautiful, they capture the ethereal mystery of the deep sea. More than 10,000 were ...