Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 13, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 117
Notes:
Both the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and the common, or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) inhabit the Shetland Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. The common seal is pictured here.
The donor was probably Jeremiah Holmes (1782-1872) of Mystic, Conn / https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55348491/jeremiah-holmes
Specimen Type:
Skins
Peale's Common Name:
Fur seal
Current Common Name:
Common, or harbor seal
Current Scientific Name
Phoca vitulina
