To see the "Glass Flowers" exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History is to step back in time in more ways than one. Crafted by Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these beautiful and scientifically accurate glass models are unlike anything you would see produced today. In addition to the 847 flowers created, the display also features some 3,000 pieces of specific plant parts--stems, seed pods, leaves, pistils, pollen--all startlingly lifelike. You can't believe they're made of glass.
The collection is one of those artistic feats rooted in a specific time and place. Beyond the marvel of the flowers themselves is the wonderment at this father and son duo who blended art and science in a whole new way.
If you find yourself in Boston, make the trip to Cambridge to see the flowers. You won't be sorry.
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