Admission Ticket to Peale's Museum

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Admission Ticket to Peale's Museum

1794

Engraved by Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

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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Object Details

Title:

Admission Ticket to Peale's Museum

Date:

1794

Artist:

Engraved by Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Jack L. Lindsey in honor of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., and Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 1997

Accession Number:

1997-172-2

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Colonial

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