Admission Ticket to Peale's Museum
Engraved by Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741 - 1827
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1794Medium:
EngravingDimensions:
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
1997-172-2Credit Line:
Gift of Jack L. Lindsey in honor of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., and Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 1997
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1794Medium:
EngravingDimensions:
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 107, American Art, first floor
Accession Number:1997-172-2Credit Line:
Gift of Jack L. Lindsey in honor of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., and Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 1997
Label:
This ticket was created by Charles Willson Peale for admission to his Philadelphia museum. Opened in 1786, Peale’s Museum displayed portraits of eminent Americans alongside models of the latest inventions and real specimens from nature, including fossils; preserved animals, birds, and insects; and the skeleton of a mastodon, a large, extinct animal resembling an elephant.
This ticket was created by Charles Willson Peale for admission to his Philadelphia museum. Opened in 1786, Peale’s Museum displayed portraits of eminent Americans alongside models of the latest inventions and real specimens from nature, including fossils; preserved animals, birds, and insects; and the skeleton of a mastodon, a large, extinct animal resembling an elephant.
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