Model of a Polyp and a Young Medusa

Leopold (1822–1895) und Rudolf Blaschka (1857–1939): Modell eines Polypen und einer jungen Meduse von Cladonema radiatum, Glasmodell, 1885, Photograph: Peter Neumann; Bildquelle: Stadtmuseum Tübingen, http://www.universitaetssammlungen.de/modell/502.

The famous zoological models produced by Leopold (1822–1895) and Rudolf Blaschka (1857–1939) were made of glass with the aid of a technical process that has not yet been studied in detail. They are on display in various museums in Europe and beyond.


Leopold (1822–1895) and Rudolf Blaschka (1857–1939), Model of a polyp and a young medusa (Cladonema radiatum), glass model, 1885, photographer: Peter Neumann; source: Stadtmuseum Tübingen, http://www.universitaetssammlungen.de/modell/502.