Blaschka Glass Models of Plants
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The Blaschka Glass Models of Plants are an extraordinary collection of scientifically accurate, hand-crafted glass botanical sculptures created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blaschka Glass Models of Plants canonical | 4 |
| Blaschka glass models | 1 |
| Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26596 — 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: Blaschka Glass Models of Plants Context triple: [Harvard Museum of Natural History, exhibit, Blaschka Glass Models of Plants]
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NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blaschka Glass Models of Plants Target entity description: The Blaschka Glass Models of Plants are an extraordinary collection of scientifically accurate, hand-crafted glass botanical sculptures created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.
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A.
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects is a scientific work by Charles Darwin that details how orchid structures and insect behavior coevolved to achieve effective pollination, providing key evidence for his theory of natural selection.
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B.
The Power of Movement in Plants
The Power of Movement in Plants is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that investigates how plants move and respond to environmental stimuli, helping to establish modern plant physiology.
-
C.
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.
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D.
International Rose Test Garden
The International Rose Test Garden is a renowned public garden in Portland featuring hundreds of rose varieties that are cultivated and evaluated for their beauty, fragrance, and performance.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical model collection
ⓘ
glass model collection ⓘ museum collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Glass Flowers
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Glass Flowers
Blaschka Glass Models of Plants ⓘ
surface form:
Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants
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| associatedWith | botanist George Lincoln Goodale ⓘ |
| city | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| collectionSize |
about 4300 models
ⓘ
over 4000 models ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Harvard Museum of Natural History
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Botanical Museum
Harvard University ⓘ |
| commissionPurpose | to create accurate three-dimensional botanical teaching models ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Leopold Blaschka
ⓘ
Leopold Blaschka ⓘ
surface form:
Rudolf Blaschka
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| endTime | 1936 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Elizabeth C. Ware
ⓘ
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz ⓘ Mary Lee Ware ⓘ |
| genre |
art glass
ⓘ
botanical illustration ⓘ scientific model ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | culturally significant collection ⓘ |
| housedAt |
Harvard Museum of Natural History
ⓘ
Harvard University Herbaria ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries
|
| includes |
flowers
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ plant anatomical details ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harvard University ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
botany
ⓘ
plants ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Leopold Blaschka
ⓘ
surface form:
Blaschka family
|
| material | glass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
handcrafted glass techniques
ⓘ
lifelike detail ⓘ scientific accuracy ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard Museum of Natural History permanent collection ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1886 ⓘ |
| technique |
flameworked glass
ⓘ
lampworking ⓘ |
| use |
botanical teaching
ⓘ
museum exhibition ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
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Subject: Blaschka Glass Models of Plants Description of subject: The Blaschka Glass Models of Plants are an extraordinary collection of scientifically accurate, hand-crafted glass botanical sculptures created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.
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:
Blaschka glass models