Large Helmet Conch Shell Replica, Hand Cast Plaster Seashell

A Helmet Conch Shell With Its Heavy Lip Preserved

This helmet conch shell is rounded and thick-lipped, with a heavy build. It is hand cast in plaster. It measures 7.75 in L x 6 in W x 5.5 in H. Studio White is a clean plaster white, and Fossil is a weathered stone tone.

Product Details

• Material: Hand cast plaster
• Finish: Studio White or Fossil
• Dimensions: 7.75 in L x 6 in W x 5.5 in H
• Weight: 3 lb
• Package dimensions: 10 in x 10 in x 10 in
• Production: Made to order in the USA, ready to ship in 2 to 3 weeks
• Note: Hand cast, so appearance may vary from piece to piece
• Product number: HP40930SW (Studio White), HP40930FOS (Fossil)

About the Helmet Conch Cast

Conch are critically depleted in the oceans where they once thrived. The maker suggests leaving the conch in its ecosystem and showcasing this cast instead.

The thick outer lip and the ridged shoulder are the details most worth a close look.

As a conch shell replica, it sits well beside other casts on a shelf. A plaster seashell this size works as coastal shell decor on a desk or a bathroom ledge. The helmet conch shell has enough weight to stay steady.

Bringing Nature Indoors

Naturalists once packed specimens from every coast and carried them home to be catalogued. Early botanists did the same with plants. Displaying a helmet conch shell is a quiet descendant of that practice. Browse more casts in our Ocean Seashells Beach Nautical collection.

Made to Order

Each piece is cast to order in the USA. Production takes 2 to 3 weeks before it ships. Hand casting means color and surface vary slightly from piece to piece. Choose Studio White or Fossil at checkout.

Placement and Care

Set it on a shelf, console or mantel, on a flat dry surface. Plaster is heavy for its size. Dust it with a soft dry brush and keep it indoors.

About George Perry

George Perry published his book Conchology in London in 1811. It carried sixty-five colored aquatint plates of shells. Perry wrote that he hoped to advance the science of shells and improve the fine arts. Some of his new classifications drew criticism at the time and were later accepted.

His plates are one example of how shells were drawn in careful detail so that collectors could compare them.

For More Reading from the Web

• Albertus Seba, George Perry and the naturalists who catalogued shells, plants and animals from around the world: Natural Curiosities - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Meet the American shell collectors of the 1800s, from Thomas Say to Edgar Allan Poe's borrowed textbook: The Conchologists: Searching for Seashells in 19th Century America - Biodiversity Heritage Library