Manipulated animal specimen
Manipulated animal specimen
Object name: Manipulated animal specimen
Date: 1800-1900
Dimensions:
210 x 140 x 95 mm
175 x 85 x 30 cm (68 7/8 x 33 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Medium: Glass, paper, organic, metal
Object number: TN03944
DescriptionDried body of a skate or ray manipulated to give it human features, and hung inside a glass jar. The 'eyes' are the fish's exhalent respiratory openings and the pecoral wings have been manipulated to look like a bishop's garments. Faked creatures like this were nicknamed 'Jenny Hanivers'.