1950s Blaschka Glass Black-Eyed Susan Postcard

Black-Eyed Susan – Blaschka Glass Model, Harvard Botanical Museum Postcard.

Bright and cheerful, this vintage postcard features Rudbeckia hirta, commonly known as the Black-eyed Susan, with its golden-yellow petals radiating around a deep brown central cone. A familiar wildflower across much of North America, from Canada south to Florida and west to Texas and Colorado, it blooms through summer and into fall, thriving in open sun and well-drained soil. Its hardy nature and vivid color have made it a beloved garden favorite, meadow staple, and an important nectar source for butterflies and bees.

This image captures not a pressed specimen, but a masterful glass model crafted in 1923 by Rudolph Blaschka. Every detail is rendered with extraordinary precision, from the velvety dark center to the stiff hairs along the stem that the artist carefully replicated in glass. The model, numbered 678, is part of the renowned Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants at Harvard University, where art and botanical science meet in remarkable harmony.

Issued as a museum postcard, this piece celebrates both the enduring charm of the Black-eyed Susan and the meticulous craftsmanship of the Blaschka studio. A lovely collectible for admirers of wildflowers, scientific artistry, or historic botanical study, it preserves a timeless bloom in luminous detail.

This would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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