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No. 7. Moschus Moschiferus

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

Date1851-1853

MediumLithography; black and blue printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/16 x 7 3/16in. (10.3 x 18.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 9 1/8in. (14.3 x 23.2cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionTwo deer stand facing each other in a mountainous landscape. Each animal has two small tusks protruding from its upper jaw. Reeds or grasses, evergreen trees, and rocks are in the background. Hills and mountains are in the distance. Clouds are in the sky.

Object number1948.4.7

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 7. / MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS. / The Musk animal."

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 48".NotesSubject Note: Now known as the Musk Deer rather than the Musk Animal, Moschus Moschiferus is found in wet mountain forests from Siberia to the Himalayas. (Finlay 4/2/2004)

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