Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 29, 1790
Primary Source Reference:
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 29 June 1790
Notes:
Of the many breeds of domestic chicken in the Netherlands, one that has a particularly "curious crest" is Hollandse Kuifhoen, the Polish chicken (pictured here), the oldest accounts of which come from the Netherlands. See "List of Dutch chicken breeds" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dutch_chicken_breeds
Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) was Quartermaster General of the Continental Army at the time this drawing was made and later was seventh President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (1788-1790) and first governor of Pennsylvania (1790-1799).
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Cock
Current Common Name:
Polish chicken
Current Scientific Name
Gallus gallus domesticus
