Glass Sea Creatures
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Glass Sea Creatures is a renowned collection of exquisitely detailed glass marine invertebrate models created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the 19th century, celebrated for their scientific accuracy and artistic beauty.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art collection
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glass model collection → scientific model collection → |
| alternateName |
Blaschka glass sea creatures
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Blaschka marine invertebrate models → |
| artMovement |
19th-century scientific glassmaking
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| associatedWith |
Leopold Blaschka
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Rudolf Blaschka → |
| creator |
Leopold Blaschka
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Rudolf Blaschka → |
| depicts |
anatomical detail of invertebrates
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marine biodiversity → |
| genre |
art glass
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natural history model → scientific illustration → |
| hasPart |
glass marine invertebrate model
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| hasQuality |
exquisite detail
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fragility → lifelike appearance → |
| inspiredBy |
living marine specimens
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scientific illustrations → |
| language |
English
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| material |
glass
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| notableFor |
artistic beauty
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scientific accuracy → |
| subject |
coral
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jellyfish → marine invertebrate → marine worm → mollusk → sea anemone → |
| technique |
flameworking
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lampworking → |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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| usedFor |
museum display
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scientific education → teaching zoology → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Glass Sea Creatures
("Blaschka glass sea creatures")
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alternateName |
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
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exhibit |