Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 8, 1805
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 6
Notes:
The largest lobsters ever caught weighed 44 pounds (1977, Nova Scotia) and 51.5 pounds (1926, Maine); if the measurement of the weight of this claw specimen is accurate, the Peale Museum's claw would have been a record-breaker.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
