Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Thordisa villosa

Title:
Thordisa villosa
Common Name:
Nudibranch Sea Slug
Collection:
Cornell Collection of Blaschka Invertebrate Models
Photographer:
Elizabeth Brill
Identifier:
9898441_430_Doris_01_Brill
Blaschka Number:
430
Cornell Number:
114
Original Blaschka Species Name:
Doris villosa
Repository:
Corson Hall
Rights:
Users of the collections are expected to abide by all copyright laws. Reproductions are provided for research use only and may not be transferred, published, or exhibited without obtaining the legally required permission from the copyright owner (photographer).

About the collection

Cornell University is one of a handful of academic institutions in the United States with a collection of glass invertebrates created by renowned 19th century glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. Under the direction of curator Dr. Drew Harvell, Cornell's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has undertaken the full restoration of this unique glass sculpture collection. A selection of restored invertebrates is on view in the atrium of Corson Hall on Tower Road on the Cornell campus, among them some extraordinary jellyfish, sea anemones and nudibranchs. A smaller number is on exhibit at the Johnson Museum of Art, and an additional display of restored pieces opened in the Albert R. Mann Library in June 2010. Collaboration between the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Mann Library has also made an online gallery of the larger Cornell Blaschka collection available for use by scholars and educators.