Steampunk Garden Terrarium head band fish and a variety of

fish and a variety of vegetables

Made to order

Nathaniel Ward

The silver fern leaf portion of this crown measures approximately 12" and the ribbon measures 20" on each side

Michael Michaud creates models from natural elements

Steampunk Garden Terrarium head band fish and a variety ofThe "Wardian Case" is the perfect blend of Victorian era science and whimsy. It was invented in the early 19th century when Dr. Nathaniel Ward, a British physician with a passion for natural history, noticed that some ferns that failed to grow in his London garden were sprouting quite happily in some sealed jars of soil samples collected from the countryside. Theorizing that perhaps London's notoriously polluted air might be killing the delicate ferns