Marine Invertebrate in Jar of Formaldehyde

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Color

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colorless

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Material

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glass

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      - glass (ref)

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formaldehyde

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      - formaldehyde (ref)

Dimensions:

Overall H: 14.1 cm, Diam: 6.7 cm

Accession Number:

93.7.10

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Cylindrical colorless glass jar, rounded shoulder, cylindrical neck with label, flange rim; slightly domed flanged stopper. Invertebrate has trunklike body with four branchlike arms.

Inscription

Alcyonium / [R]A / [M] atum Pal / mitt

Label

Provenance

Botanical Museum of Harvard University, Former Collection

1993-11-09

Dresden, Frau Pones, Former Collection

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