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Description: | [Spain] unknown A very unusual example of an 18th century mineral fake. From William Hunter's original collection: the adhering label (see doc. file) with the Jacob Forster number 14, and price code "I i" (ie 3 guineas). This matches the specimen in the bill dated 5th October 1781: "14. Prismatick Tourmaline Cristals, with Feld Spar and Mica, very rare, from Spain £3 3s 0d". | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | MINERAL : ORIGINAL BEQUEST : TUCSON EXHIBIT 2006 : : HUNTER 2007 : : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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