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Title
Male and female musk deer
Names
Specht, Friedrich, 1839-1909 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Deer

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Dee
Topics
Deer
Musk deer
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Illegible artist monogram at lower right of image. Printed on border: "1/12 nat. size." "The male has a peculiar sac-like gland in the skin of the abdomen, which yields the musk of commerce. The general colour of the fur is a rich dark brown, more or less speckled and mottled with grey and tawny; the individual hairs having black tips, beneath which is a ring of white, while for three-quarters of their length they are white at the base." Written on border: "Moschus moschiferus" Includes additional text.
Source note: The Royal natural history. Warne, 1894-1896) Lydekker, Richard (1849-1915), Editor.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679152
Barcode: 33333159393491
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8d2d2e30-c534-012f-7538-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1839: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1909: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Male and female musk deer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4224-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Male and female musk deer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4224-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1894). Male and female musk deer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4224-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Male and female musk deer