OBJECTS Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1939.005.002 |
Object Name |
Specimen, Animal |
Collection |
Anna Burrows & Mary Snelling Collection |
Source |
Mary Burrows Snelling |
Description |
Shell (biospecimen). Conch. Has carved on it the Lord's Prayer: "Our Father Which art in heaven, Hallowed be they name, they kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven: Give us this day our daily bread & forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us & lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever Amen." No indication of maker. |
Provenance |
Conch shell belonged to Grandfather Penfold [Abraham Penfold, 1809-1879] |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-2.5 L-3.6 inches |
Material |
Shell |
Owned |
Abraham Penfold |
People |
Snelling, Mary Burrows Penfold, Abraham |