A Rare Collection of Victorian Glass Microbes


	A Rare Collection of Victorian Glass Microbes

Silkweaver

1-19-2009 5:51 PM

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art, glass, zoology, marine life

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1-19-2009 7:42 PM

tanyamm

Those are beautiful. I remember a long time ago there was a botanical clip of flowers with their root system. They were just beautiful. I'm very sure they were made by the same father and son.

1-20-2009 1:42 PM

cakebelly

Extraordinary

1-21-2009 10:29 AM

burndata0

Impressive glass work

1-23-2009 10:10 AM

ofcapri

Beautiful Craftsmanship. Extreme intricacy and skill which has been demonstrated so much during that period in so many different crafts.

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