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Catalog Number |
C12.526 |
Title |
Scute of a Sturgeon |
Object Name |
Bone |
Description |
Triangular, ridged fish bone with "honey comb" surface. Partially legible inscription on bottom; reads: ". . . bone of a . . . taken . . . J. Rundlet Esq. 1824". |
Date |
1824 |
Year Range from |
1820 |
Year Range to |
1824 |
Dimensions |
H-1.5 L-5 inches |
Material |
Bone |
Place of Origin |
New Hampshire |
Provenance |
Presented by James Rundlet in 1824. Found in Sagamore Creek. Scutes cover the back of the sturgeon. |
People |
Rundlet, James, 1772-1852 |
Search Terms |
Sagamore Creek Early Athenaeum Collection |
Subjects |
Bones Fish |