Glass Flowers
E3516
Glass Flowers is a renowned collection of extraordinarily detailed glass botanical models created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, housed at Harvard and celebrated for its scientific accuracy and artistic craftsmanship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glass Flowers canonical | 3 |
| Harvard Glass Flowers | 1 |
| Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants | 1 |
| glass botanical models | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glass Flowers Context triple: [Harvard Museum of Natural History, exhibit, Glass Flowers]
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A.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glass Flowers Target entity description: Glass Flowers is a renowned collection of extraordinarily detailed glass botanical models created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, housed at Harvard and celebrated for its scientific accuracy and artistic craftsmanship.
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A.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
-
C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical model collection
ⓘ
museum collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Glass Flowers
ⓘ
surface form:
Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants
|
| city | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| collectionOf |
botanical models
ⓘ
plant models ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Leopold Blaschka
ⓘ
Leopold Blaschka ⓘ
surface form:
Rudolf Blaschka
|
| exhibitType | permanent exhibition ⓘ |
| field |
botany
ⓘ
glass art ⓘ scientific illustration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
glass flowers
ⓘ
glass fruits ⓘ glass plant sections ⓘ |
| housedAt | Harvard Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artistic craftsmanship
ⓘ
extraordinarily detailed glass botanical models ⓘ scientific accuracy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harvard University ⓘ |
| madeOf | glass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harvard University Herbaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University Herbaria and Botanical Museums
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| purpose |
botanical teaching
ⓘ
public exhibition ⓘ scientific study of plants ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies
ⓘ
museum catalogues ⓘ scientific publications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glass Flowers Description of subject: Glass Flowers is a renowned collection of extraordinarily detailed glass botanical models created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, housed at Harvard and celebrated for its scientific accuracy and artistic craftsmanship.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants
this entity surface form:
Harvard Glass Flowers
this entity surface form:
glass botanical models
subject surface form:
Blaschka Glass Models of Plants