| 97idcets ((JADEITE)), Philadelphia Academy of Science #8073, $100 MINIMUM BID, Alaska, 7.5 x 6.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, | |
 | Here is an early Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences specimen with a collection number of #8073. Label and Collectors Edge academy label present. Donation to the academy by Dr Benjamin Sharp 1058-1915. In 1891 he traveled with Robert Perry's first trip to Greenland as the zoologist in charge. Dr Sharp traveled to Alaska, Siberia, and the Arctic in 1894. This Jadeite may has been from that trip. information on Dr Benjamin Sharp at this link http://www.nha.org/history/hn/HNBensharp.htm |
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