Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
July 8, 1819
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 99
Additional Source Text:
"Taken from the estate of R. Arkwright Esqr. and deposited in the well of Jos[ep]h Boden at Matlock Baths, Derbyshire, for petrifaction, it took about eight months to accomplish the deposit."
The donor was "of London."
Notes:
". . . the village of Matlock, nestling in the bosom of mother earth, a charming spot in the plains of Derbyshire, famous all the world over for its petrifying wells." ("Petrifying Wells," Scientific American, vol. 13, issue 37, p. 291 (22 May 1858).
Petrified (or calcified) bird's nests are created when exposed over time to mineral-laden water; an example is pictured here.
