Exhibit Sign for the Sze-Chwan Takin

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1,2,3

Identifier: ANSP-2010-092-Artifact

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This exhibition sign was displayed for the Sze-Chwan Takin. Scientific name: budorcas tibetana milne-edwards. The exhibition sign reads: A rare animal of the almost inaccessible mountains of Western China. While cattle-like in appearance, it is a mountain antelope probably related to the Rocky Mountain Goat of Western North America. It lives at an altitude of 7,000 to 16,000 feet, mostly in the thick rhododendron forests. Group collected and presented by Brooke Dolan,II. The glass label is no longer attached to the wooden frame or the glass plate on the back.

Dates

6/21/2010

Creator

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Exhibits Department (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research but please contact the Curator of Art and Artifacts, Robert M. Peck, to make an appointment.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Located in Range 29, Bay 1, Shelf C.

Separated Materials

The glass exhibition sign was broken down into three pieces. In folder one is the glass negative of the sign. Folder two contains the glass back of the framed sign. Folder three contains the wooden frame of the sign. These three folders are located at the back of the box behind a stamping unit and an exhibition plaque from endangered species hall.