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A Horse Halter made of the Yucca Filamentos, or Adams Needle, by the Natives of S. America

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 25, 1816

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 82

Notes:

Yucca filamentosa, or Adam’s needle and thread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to the southeastern United States.

The donor may have been Philadelphia accountant George Brewer.