A majority of the models were acquired through the Blaschkas' North American distributor, Henry Ward. Published in , the Catalogue of Glass Models of Invertebrate Animals from H. A. Ward's Natural Science Establishment offered invertebrates, ranging from $ to $

The Blaschkas stored tiny components (foreground) of their glass models in these matchboxes, so assembling the made-to-order models would be easier. Researchers at Cornell University, which loaned most of the models to the exhibit, are now using the collection as a roadmap to assess some of the shifts in biodiversity between the Blaschkas.

May 14,  · The displayed glass objects told the story of the history of the Blaschka family, the interest in marine life and dissemination of knowledge in 19th-century Europe, the techniques and methods of creating these beautiful glass models, and finally, the story of the objects themselves as an art form. Blaschkas Around the World.

May 15,  · The Cornell Collection of Blaschka Invertebrate Models is like nothing else: a public collection of hundreds of strangely beautiful glass models of ocean creatures. Long used for educational purposes, these delicate objects are now digitally preserved for anyone to see.

Sep 01,  · It is a deep look into the Blaschkas’ methods, which at first glance seem not just impressive to modern glass workers, but impossible. would be dedicated to capturing that momentary vision.

The archives of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka include over original art drawings of plants and invertebrate animals made as studies for the Blaschka's glass models. The archive also includes dictionaries, travel books, correspondence, pictorial works, and photographs.

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May 13,  · As she writes in A Sea of Glass, “My vision is that these masterpieces of glass art motivate wonder and appreciation for our ocean world.” At left, the swimming anemone (Stomphia coccinea) alive in the San Juan Islands; at right, the Blaschkas’ glass model. Photos by Drew Harvell (left) and Claire Smith.