MIT MuseumObjects
The Lead Colored Dolphin, The Bridled Dolphin
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Stewart, J.; Lizars, W. H.
Place made: United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Date made: 1837
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 4 in x 6 1/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Stewart, J.; Lizars, W. H.
Place made: United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Date made: 1837
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 4 in x 6 1/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Colored engraving depicting two beached dolphins with a ship and cliffs in the background. The dolphin in the foreground is the bridled dolphin; the dolphin in the background is the lead-colored dolphin.
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