2010.95.14

Collection Date: July 11, 1928
6.875 in HIGH x 5 in WIDE x 0.875 in DEEP
Alameda Co.

Berkeley

Gift of the Walt Disney Family Foundation
2010.95.14


Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case.   Upper surface is dull green with dark border; pale hindwing cell spot.  They range in size from 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8.  VERSO: A dark pink stamp that has a box with the following information inside: "Collection of Clay Ward (obstructed by a hook used to hang the mount) Inglewood-California NAME [line] on DATE [line] LOCATION [line]" In black handwritten ink on the NAME line: "Colias behrii" In black handwritten ink on the DATE line: "July 11, 1928" In black handwritten ink on the LOCATION line:"Berkley [sic] Calif." Below in handwritten black ink is: "Behr's Sulphur". Sold is written on cursive in black ink on the lower left corner.

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