Geology Exhibits, Natural History Building - Quartz Sphere

Summary

Interior view, United States National Museum geology exhibits in the Natural History Building, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, featuring quartz sphere.

Subject

• United States National Museum
• United States National Museum Department of Geology

Notes

• Division No. 795C
• The sphere is 242,323 carats, weighs 106.75 lbs. (48.5 kg), and measures 12.9 inches (32.7 cm) in diameter. It was cut and polished in China in 1923-1924, and the crystal from which it was cut may have come from Burma. The sphere was a gift of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, the wife of mechanical engineer and philanthropist Worcester Reed Warner in 1930.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder 05, Image No. SIA_000095_B44A_F05_004

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1930
• Between 1930 and 1958

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright

Topic

• Exhibitions
• Museums
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B44A_F05_004]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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