Yellow Ochre, found on the banks of the Nottaway river, Virginia

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 41

Additional Source Text:

"One mile below the Village of Jerusalem on the South side. The vein is 8 or 10 inches deep lying between a strata of a singular green clay."

Notes:

The donor, Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.