Description: VERY VERY RARE - AN ANTIQUE SCIENTIFIC RELIC of REAL HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCETHIS IS ONE Specimen Jar of a total of Twenty-One (21) in Existence 1870s 19th Century Antique Louis Agassiz Hand Blown Colorless Flint Soda-Lime Glass Specimen Apothecary Jar Tube with Stopper New England Glass Company Cambridge, Massachusetts + History of Collection Commemorative Edition Harvard University Antiquities Inc Booklet with Dated and Signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA) Maker: New England Glass Company, American, 1818–1878Client: Louis Agassiz, American, born Switzerland, 1807–1873Subject: Museum of Comparative Zoology (Louis Agassiz Collection), Harvard University, American, founded 1859Specimen Jar from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityProvenance: Commissioned by Louis Agassiz for the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, ca. 1864-1975; by sale to University Antiquaries, Inc., Cambridge Mass, 1975; by sale to Harvard University Employee, Cambridge, Mass, 1976-2022This listing is for a rare antique handblown and molded soda-lime glass specimen jar owned by Louis Agassiz from the department of Zoology at Harvard (Cambridge, MA) in the 1870s. This beautiful, well-made, colorless flint glass jar was used to best display the museum's marine fish and various specimens collected by Louis Agassiz during his tenure at Harvard MCZ. Louis Agassiz is a famed 19th century biologist, paleontologist, geologist, and professor of natural history who taught at Harvard for a few decades until his death in 1873. Among other things, he was well known for having custom larger-than-normal specimen jars made with expensive flint glass by the New England Glass Company for his well-known "Ichthyology Department" in his quest to popularize science. He only had 21 of these specimen jars made. Agassiz' incredible collection of specimen jars was documented by Mckinney and WUlfsberg (1975), and their publication described the importance of these jars and how pricey they were for Agassiz.This specimen jar for sale today measures about 4.25" tall (with stopper), 1.5" diameter. It is hand blown and shows unique qualities from the hand-blowing process such as air bubbles. It is made of a colorless flint/soda-lime glass. It features a flared lip, frosted stopper, frosted neck and inner neck area, and unique rectangular applied glass handle atop the stopper/cover. It comes with a dated and signed certificate of authenticity and a guidebook for the Louis Agassiz collection. This one of a kind scientific relic is in excellent condition. Please see the detailed photos below and contact us with any questions before bidding.
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Everett, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-01-18T15:51:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Maker: New England Glass Company
Color: Clear
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
