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A piece of Sea Cow Hide, tanned by Mr. Samuel Noble, Sen.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

March 7, 1814

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 71

Additional Source Text:

"It required seven years Tanning, and took 50 Layers of Bark; it was finished about the year 1765."

Notes:

The donor was a Philadelphia salt merchant.

Specimen Type:

Skins

Peale's Common Name:

Sea cow