- Title:
- Specimens of articles in common use.
- Published / Created:
- Great Britain, between 1840 and 1860?
- Physical Description:
- 1 box (141 specimens) ; 16 x 25 x 9 cm
- Collection:
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- The box's brass hinges are inscribed "P.M. & Co., patent."
- Contents:
- First tray. Animal: 1. Honey-comb -- 2. Bee's wax -- 3. Cochineal -- 4. Cantharides -- 5. Whalebone -- 6. Spermaceti -- 7. Glue -- 8. Isinglass -- 9. Leather -- 10. Skins -- 11. Catgut -- 12. Hair -- 13. Horn -- 14. Mother of pearl -- 15. Bone -- 16. Tortoishell -- 17. Ivory -- 18. Cocoon -- 19. Silk, raw -- 20. Silk, velvet -- 21. Silk, chenille &c. -- 22. Silk, spun -- 23. Silk, lace -- 24. Silk, woven -- 25. Sponge -- 26. Coral -- 27. Wool -- 28. Wool, Berlin -- 29. Woolen cloth -- 30. Felt -- Vegetable: 31. Pimento -- 32. Mace -- 33. Nutmeg -- 34. Cloves -- 35. Cinnamon -- 36. Ginger -- 37. Cassia buds -- 38. Pepper -- 39. White pepper -- 40. Long pepper -- 41. Chillies -- 42. Cayenne -- 43. Mustard -- 44. Carraways -- 45. Coffee -- 46. Coffee roasted -- 47. Coriander -- 48. Manna Kroupe -- 49. Tapioca -- 50. Rice -- 51. Arrowroot -- 52. Sago.
- Exhibition History:
- Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
- Subject Terms:
- Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746–1827. | Object-teaching. | Education -- Great Britain. | Natural history -- Study and teaching. | Science -- Study and teaching. | Animal products -- Specimens. | Minerals -- Specimens. | Plants -- Specimens. | Dyes and dyeing -- Specimens. | Spices -- Specimens. | Textile fabrics -- Specimens. | Wood -- Specimens. | Women in natural history.
- Contributors:
- Mayo, Elizabeth, 1793–1865.