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Description: | This model of the cold water tuft coral Lophohelia pertusa was made by the Blaschkas, a family of highly skilled glassworkers. Several lots of models were bought for the Newcastle Museum between 1865 and 1870. Lophelia pertusa is a cold water species, found in fairly deep waters off the coast of Scotland. Most of the finds have been of small pieces brought up by trawls or washed up. The model does not show the true appearance of the living animal.
Material: glass
Material: resin
Material: metal, copper
Material: plaster | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.craft.40807 |
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