Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 14, 1796
Primary Source Reference:
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia) 14 Sep 1796
Additional Source Text:
The donor was "of Salem, Mass."
Notes:
One of two sheep breeds originating in Russia is the Romanov, pictured here.
Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) was among the wealthiest and most celebrated of post-Revolutionary merchants in Salem, Massachusetts, and owner of the Grand Turk, the first New England vessel to trade directly with China. He also was instrumental in establishing trading links with Russia.
Specimen Type:
Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Common Name:
Sheep
Current Common Name:
Sheep
Current Scientific Name
Ovis aries
