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Porcupine Fish
unknown1710
Skokloster Castle
Skoklosters, Sweden
It is not known where this dried example of a Porcupinefish (Diodontidae) comes from. The first time it appears in the inventory lists at Skokloster is 1710, when Count Wrangel's grandson Abraham Brahe owned the estate. Having exotic specimens like this was de rigeur in a cultured man's collection in the 17th Century.
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Details
- Title: Porcupine Fish
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: 1710
- Physical Dimensions: l 360 mm, h 210 mm
- Subject Keywords: Natural specimen, Porcupinefish
- Rights: CC BY
- External Link: Skokloster Castle
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