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Lepisosteus osseus

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Title
Lepisosteus osseus
Date
1878-08-03
Description
Oil on unstretched, cut canvas painting, taupe background; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." Handwritten on front in pencil "2384," "(30)," "Peoria Aug. 3d 1878," "Lepisoteus osseus." Unsigned.
Notes
Unclear whether the date refers to specimen collection date or date of painting. The Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History was named in 1877, and moved from Normal to Urbana in 1884. The Report of the Director for the Year Ending June 30, 1880 (p. 3 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61860220) lists 56 oil sketches of 56 species of fish used for coloring casts of fishes for the Illinois State Museum; the artist is not attributed.
Subject
Fish  
Spatial Coverage
United States
Type
Painting
Genre
Color oil paintings  
Is Part Of
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898 part 2
Provider
Prairie Research Institute
Identifier
99955291221705899_2384  
Bibliographic Identifier
99955291221705899
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights
This item is in the public domain.
Collection
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
TitleLepisosteus osseus
Date1878-08-03
DescriptionOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting, taupe background; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." Handwritten on front in pencil "2384," "(30)," "Peoria Aug. 3d 1878," "Lepisoteus osseus." Unsigned.
NotesUnclear whether the date refers to specimen collection date or date of painting. The Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History was named in 1877, and moved from Normal to Urbana in 1884. The Report of the Director for the Year Ending June 30, 1880 (p. 3 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61860220) lists 56 oil sketches of 56 species of fish used for coloring casts of fishes for the Illinois State Museum; the artist is not attributed.
SubjectFish  
Spatial CoverageUnited States
TypePainting
GenreColor oil paintings  
Is Part OfIllinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898 part 2
ProviderPrairie Research Institute
Identifier99955291221705899_2384  
Bibliographic Identifier99955291221705899
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Access RightsThis item is in the public domain.
CollectionIllinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898

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