print email comment close The Fragile Beauty of Harvard's Glass Flowers URL: http://www.journalofantiques.com/Feb04/featurefeb04.htm Description: This article describes the glass flower collection at the Harvard Botanical Museum, which began in 1890 "when father and son glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka signed a ten-year agreement to make plant models exclusively for Harvard University. This relationship with Harvard would ultimately span a half century and culminate in one of the most unique and breathtakingly beautiful collections ever created." Includes five images. From the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles. Author: Schultes, Richard Evans; Davis, William A. Publisher: The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles Extra Keywords Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants LII Database Information: Record 22640 created by Maria Brandt on 09/19/2006 Last modification on 09/19/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 06/12/2007 Published: 09/28/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22640