Rattle, Rattlesnake
- Object Name:
- Rattle, Rattlesnake
- Object ID:
- 1976.068
- Place of Origin:
- Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Rattlesnake rattle in box. Eleven segments make up the rattle. String tied around wide end. In small rectangular pasteboard box. Box has green paper label with floral color print on it, and lettering "A.K.J." and "PARIS" at top and bottom, respectively.
- Material:
- Paper
Skeletal - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 W-0.6 L-2.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Records at the SPNEA indicate that this was "the last rattle snake shot at Lake Winnepesaukee". It shows one type of material that was saved during the early period of museology.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
- Subjects:
- Rattlesnakes, Hunting, Pest control, Animal skins
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