JD Whitman
Blaschka Glass Models
Documentation of the Blaschka collection housed at the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History in Dublin. Crafted in the 19th century by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, each model is an exquisite, scientifically accurate glass representation of a marine invertebrate species. In an unprecedented merger of art and science, these models serve as an impeccably detailed record of aquatic biodiversity before the Age of Plastic. Their ethereal luminous quality, made possible by the transparency of glass, conveys the awe-inspiring beauty of marine species. Frozen in time, the Blaschka models are powerful artifacts that draw attention to vital species now threatened or already driven to extinction by our neglect of the ocean.
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Stiliger ornatus (Ehrenberg 1828). [Nr. 481]. NMINH 1886.806.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1588020128402-GY46EKEQ13M90A68YCRC/b2.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Caliphylla mediterranea (Costa 1867). [Beccaria tricolor - Nr. 373]. NMINH 1886.810.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556838782-U7BGU5QD6HVWHMTBPOXF/b8.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Phidiana newcombi (Angas 1864). [Flabellina Newcombi - Nr. 444]. NMINH 1886.800.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556860855-6RLLR03KGPS4Y6CTCQ6U/b13.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Pleurobranchus ovalis (Pease 1868). [ Pleurobranchus ovalis - Nr. 497]. NMINH 188.6.854.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556792370-V6XH6NHDPC60OO203FSR/B1.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Proctonotus orientalis (Kelaart 1858). [Phyllobranchus rubicundus - Nr. 464]. NMINH 1886.811.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556813313-Z3U2T4JRGNW0JWGLG437/b4.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Stellifer arborescens (Pease 1971). [Bornella arborescens - Nr. 374]. NMINH 1886.814.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556812787-KDLF0UOPB10X7F1JG5ZX/b5.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Pleurobranchus grandis (Pease 1868). [Pleurobranchus grandis - Nr. 496]. NMINH 1886.853.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556846080-4YNJ07WM62MEWFULRO1L/b10.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Glaucilla draco (Eschscholtz 1831). [Glaucilla briars - Nr.446]. NMINH 1886.808.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556863169-2K5GUY6EC8FMJOEJJ043/b12.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Stiliger bellulus (Orgibny 1837). [Stiliger mariae - Nr. 480]. NMINH 1886.805.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556846649-HWEKV8YRA1XOGUWTBFRA/b11.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Elysia crispata (Moerch 1863). [Tridachia crispata - Nr. 485]. NMINH 1886.786.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556832547-JV4UBPX383Y6M8AOCZWY/b9.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Hypselodoris obscura (Stimpson 1855). [Chromodoris Crossei - Nr. 381]. NMINH 1886.824.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556923471-WH56NS8C6SCJT50K84IT/b14.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Armina semperi (Bergh 1861). [Pleurophyllidia Semperii - Nr.499]. NMINH 1886.856.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556934604-E2GLW1Q501VZ5GY9EWHA/b15.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Tethys leporina (Linnaeus 1758). [Tethys leporina - Nr. 482]. NMINH 1878.208.1 (National Museum Ireland-Natural History)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568556941855-FUTU1EPMUY8NIT9X15OM/b16.jpg)
![Echiura. Bonellia viridis (female). [Nr. 324]. NMINH 1886.736.1.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1585599099721-K165872PKG7C6KBCZNUS/NH1886-736-1_BLP_XR.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Facelina drummondii (Thomson). [Facelina drummondii - Nr. 442]. NMINH 1878.203.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1549754174342-O4L6TGVNKTBLBVRI3S1O/nudibranch_2.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Onchidoris muricata (Müller). [Doris muricata - Nr. 419]. NMINH 1886.833.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1549754174474-TC7ZUGCPUJSF0ZEJZQ2J/nudibranch_1.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Facelina coronata . [Facelina coronata - Nr. 441]. NMINH 1886.798.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1549754175098-VWDV4BEDXO0ZPVZBM815/nudibranch_3.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Echinochila laevis (Linnaeus). [Doris repanda - Nr. 426]. NMINH 1886.835.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1549754175370-CVNVPUR69EFJAIX79F8S/nudibranch_4.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Cliopsis krohni (Troschel 1854). [Clionopsis krohnii (Anatomy) - Nr. 354]. NMINH 1886.769.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744051432-P5WURBF3RPKUW4NSWBC8/d5.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Balea biplicata (Montagu 1803). [Clausilia similis - Nr. 518]. NMINH 1886.884.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744057454-IO5NU2A65Z6Z40IRORR0/d4.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus 1758). [Helix lapicida - Nr.523]. NMINH 1886.890.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744092179-JPTO3HQ8YYEK1JD8O8BZ/d6.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Aplysia leporina (delle Chiaje 1823). [Aplysia leporina (anatomy) - Nr. 490]. NMINH 1886.846.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744094388-0FXMJQZ321YV7P9LCBAU/d1.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Succinea amphibia (Menke 1844). [Succinea amphibia - Nr.540]. NMINH 1886.905.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744124689-VCN1I15JGHVUN1XFMKK0/d2.jpg)
![Mollusca : Gastropoda. Limapontia capitatus (Müller 1774). [Pontolimax capitatus (anatomy) - Nr. 474]. NMINH 1886.776.1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c58bbe5809d8e4cef40bb52/1568744149781-KNDW1N76ZS733ELQ5JOK/d3.jpg)