#The Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Vermont > New Hampshire > Maine > Massachusetts > Conneticut > Rhode Island 2023 (3/5)

Museum of Science, The Harvard Museum of Natural History, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts

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This is made of glass

Blaschka Glass Models of Plants exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

From top to bottom, left to right:

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A photo of a large pitcher plant sculpture sitting in a case of glass and dark wood on a white background in a museum exhibit. The plant is photographed from below, so the plant's roots and bottom of the purple and yellow pitchers are in the foreground. The stems, leaves, and flowers are seen from below.

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A close-up photo of the leaves and pitchers, taken from above the pitchers.

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There are two signs to the left of the sculpture of the pitcher plant. The first and larger sign reads:

From the Hands of the Makers Over the course of fifty years, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son, continually experimented with materials and methods that pushed the boundaries of glassworking. After his father's death in 1895, Rudolf continued to refine glass formulations, experiment with pigments and varnishes, and create his own palette of colored glass enamels. He produced this Great Pitcher Plant, [italics] Nepenthes maxima [end italics] (right), the largest and most complicated model in the collection, using many of his innovative techniques.

The smaller plaque identifies the artwork and reads:

[italics] Nepenthes maxima [end italics] (Great Pitcher Plant) Indonesia, New Guinea & Philippines by Rudolf Blauschka, 1906

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[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldOctopusDay 🐙:

Two 19th century glass models from the Museum of Comparative Zoology collection of Blaschka Glass Invertebrates, on display at Harvard Museum of Natural History:

1. Atlantic White-spotted

Octopus (Callistoctopus Macropus)

MCZ SC#381

2. Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa)

MCZ SC#364

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Study

Cambridge, Massachusetts -- 5/7/14

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Gonna draw the shit out of some critters in a museum on this trip, yes I am

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Smithsonite - Harvard Natural History Museum

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A speed run through @harvardmuseum from our visit at the beginning of the month

26/11/23

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n206_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.] :Published for the proprietor [etc.],1835-1840. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665627

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Agate No.1, Acrylic and copper foil on canvas, 2024

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Martian Meteorite

At the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA.

This inconspicuous rock is a small fragment from an 18-kilogram (40 lb.) meteorite that fell into a cornfield in Zagami, Nigeria on October 3, 1962. The presence of water and traces of gases from the Martian atmosphere identify this meteorite as a piece of a lava flow on Mars that erupted about 180 million years ago. Zagami was launched from Mars and sent on its way to Earth by an impact almost 3 million years ago. Meteorites from Mars or the Moon are exceedingly rare. So far, only a few dozen of each have been discovered.

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i got to paint using ground cochineal insects today!

i meant to get a picture of the paints, but those four cups had lemon juice, water, baking soda, and borax added, respectively. the different pHs change the color of the cochineal powder from reddish-orange (acidic pH) to crimson (neutral pH) to beet-pink and deep purple (basic pH)

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Long-time readers of my blog may remember (and sadly they’ll have to just remember for the time being because my account is still suspended) that the Harvard Museum of Natural History is the source of two long-running memes: the Selfielacanth…

…and…

GIANT GROUND SLOTH! GIANT GROUND SLOTH! GIANT GROUND SLOTH!

I went back today and I am happy to inform you both exhibits are still there and have not changed in 8-11 years.

I am also thigh-high to a giant moa.

Blue dragon sea slug plushies that unfortunately have more of a sea lion body type than the real slugs? A++ for concept but C- for accuracy. (There’s an embroidery pattern for an equally cute but more accurate one on Esty here, but unfortunately you can’t just buy the toy itself from the seller, only a pattern.)

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n190_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Musée helvétique d'histoire naturelle,. Genève :Chez l'auteur ;1823.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45662475

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This made me so unconditionally happy, i go to that exhibit every time in boston visiting my grandparents, and it’s so so so wonderful, if you’ve ever read the children’s book “the girl who drew butterflies,” this exhibit is like walking through the illustrations in that book.

also the room that exhibit is in has a very distinct smell and i can’t explain it someone back me up. the smell is like a core childhood memory.

Hello Mr. Gaiman,

I saw you a few weeks ago in the Colonial Theater in Boston. It was absolutely wonderful and wanted to thank you! You mentioned how you used to live around the Boston. I am a student new to the city and I am curious where were your favorite spots to visit or favorite activities to do in the city? (Either to read, work, for fun, or a combination). Thank you again!

My favourite place in the whole area was probably the hall of Glass Flowers...

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Detail, Golden Pheasant plumage

Cambridge, Massachusetts -- 4/21/14