Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 28, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1792
Additional Source Text:
"This is secured in a strong case, with a wired and glass front, and may be viewed in perfect safety to the spectator; and it is also kept in a room distinct from the Museum -- so that those who have an aversion to such animals need not see it."
Notes:
The donor was likely Philadelphia physician John Gibbons.
Specimen Type:
Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Common Name:
Rattlesnake
