Replicas of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Crystal Palace Restorations of Fossil Reptiles
Collection — no container: 1-2
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-1013
Scope and Contents
A collection of two plaster cast replicas of models sold in Henry A Ward's Catalogue of casts of fossils : from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations (1866). Ward's replicas are of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' fossil restorations that were first displayed at Crystal Palace Park in London, in 1854. The models are of a Megalosaurus (item 303 in Ward's catalogue) and Iguanodon (item 304).
Dates
- 1866
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
2 item(s)
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Exhibits Department to the Library and Archives in 2012.
Dimensions
Megalosaurus: 11 in. x 7 in. x 23 in. Iguanodon: 13 in. x 6.75 x 18 in.
- Author
- Megan Gibes
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2023: Revised by Jessica M. Lydon, Brooke Dolan Archivist to include information source, date, and description of replicas.
Repository Details
Part of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Repository
Contact:
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia PA 19103 USA
215-299-1075
215-299-1144 (Fax)
archives@ansp.org
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia PA 19103 USA
215-299-1075
215-299-1144 (Fax)
archives@ansp.org