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Exhibit 2015_Case for Curiosity

A Case for Curiosity: Old Objects, New Contexts, Unexpected Stories

The microscope of a literary legend....An illustration of a cannibalistic fish in the middle of his supper....And the nose cone of a missile given as a Valentine’s Day gift. These objects and many more curiosities seem completely disparate, but their stories come together to illustrate the interwoven and multidimensional nature of history. This exhibition was curated by 9 students as their final project in USW30: Tangible Things: Harvard Collections in World History, co-taught by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Sara J. Schechner in the Spring of 2015.

extending martini whisk

extending martini whisk

English
1890 - 1920
"Florentine receiver" chemical separator

"Florentine receiver" chemical separator

John Joseph Griffin
circa 1866
folding plate camera, Cycle Poco No.5

folding plate camera, Cycle Poco No.5

Rochester Optical & Camera Company
1899-1903
framed drawing of cannibalistic fish

framed drawing of cannibalistic fish

Jeffries Wyman
1873
Gazogene soda fountain

Gazogene soda fountain

Briet
1850-1900
Geissler tube with glowing inscription: "Jeanne d'Arc"

Geissler tube with glowing inscription: "Jeanne d'Arc"

French
circa 1865
glass tubing for chemical experiments, belonging to Joseph Priestley

glass tubing for chemical experiments, belonging to Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley
circa 1800
handbill for a lecture on electricity by William King

handbill for a lecture on electricity by William King

William King
circa 1810
Harvard Mark IV memory register, word "111"

Harvard Mark IV memory register, word "111"

Harvard Computation Laboratory
1949-1950
mariner's compass

mariner's compass

Robert Merrill
1840-1858
Mark Twain's compound microscope

Mark Twain's compound microscope

Negretti and Zambra
circa 1880
Model of the head of an adult male, brain exposed on the right-hand side

Model of the head of an adult male, brain exposed on the right-hand side

L. Casciani & Son
circa 1890
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