Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/73
TitleWatercolour of the tooth from an unidentified fossil fish [?Acrodus]
Date[?1838]
Date NoteHellier Baily appointed in 1837, however other drawings from this collection dated 1838.
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of a tooth from an unidentified fossil fish [?Acrodus] by William Hellier Baily, [?1838]. Found in Carboniferous Limestone, Black Rock, Bristol, from the collection of James Johnson Esq. Also marked 'Stuchbury', which is likely to indicate Samuel Stutchbury, curator of the Bristol Institution, who sent Agassiz drawings from Johnson's collection.
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).

William Hellier Baily was appointed assistant curator in Bristol Museum in 1837.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBAILY | William Hellier | 1819-1888 | palaeontologist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectPalaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Carboniferous
Lower Carboniferous
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/146BAILY; William Hellier (1819-1888); palaeontologist1819-1888
DS/UK/1079JOHNSON; James (1764-1844); fossil collector1764-1844
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