Blaschka No. 229
Cotylorhiza borbonica D. Chiaje

Scientific glass model of a jellyfish, crafted by world-famous glassmakers, Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka and purchased for Vassar College by W.B. Dwight in 1887. These fragile models have been restored with funds from the Warthin Natural History Museum and are being preserved through the Vassar College Artifacts Project (VCAP).  For further insights into these models, please see : http://alums.vassar.edu/news/2012-2013/121107-glass.html