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Three specimen of Agate procured by exchange with William Wood, Jr.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

May 20, 1823

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 123

Notes:

Agate is cryptocrystalline quartz. Museums now label agate specimens as quartz (variety agate).

William Wood was the manager of the Peales' Baltimore Museum.