Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 16, 1808
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 34
Notes:
The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are edible, but valued more for their shells (and the rather small pearls). The shells have been used for thousands of years as a glass substitute because of their durability and translucence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windowpane_oyster
Samuel Coates (1748-1830) was a prominent Quaker merchant who was Treasurer of the Library Company of Philadelphia (1784-1793), Secretary and later President of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital (1786-1825), a member of the Overseers of the Public Schools of Philadelphia. (1812-1823), and a director of the original Bank of the United States (1800-1812).
Specimen Type:
Shells
Current Common Name:
Windowpane oyster
Current Scientific Name
Placuna placenta
