Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
Made in Dresden by father and son between 1863 and 1880, and sold globally via mail order, these sea critters were initially made from the Blaschka’s own illustrations (and later, from life). These particular specimen are at Harvard, and inspired the institution to commission their collection of glass flowers.
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
Stones from the numerous cemeteries of Boston and Cambridge. Panorama below is of North End’s Copp’s Hill. Click to expand image.
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Monday, June 19th, 2017
Found along a two-day, tweleve-mile walking tour of Boston and Cambridge.
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