File talk:Feejee Mermaid, shown in P.T. Barnum's American Museum, 1842, as leased from Moses Kimball of the Boston Museum, papier-mache - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06154.jpg
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This image uploaded by User:Daderot needs to be renamed.
Because of lack of resemblance, I first thought it might have undergone drastic restoration like an episodes on Bothched. But actually, the Feejee Mermaid was destroyed by fire, and this is a different object.
The Peabody website[1] says this came from Moses Kimball's collection, but does not say this is the Feejee Mermaid itself.
The exhibit's title is awfully misleading though. --Kiyoweap (talk) 06:46, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
- Hi there! I don't have any opinion as to whether this is or isn't the Fiji mermaid. However, I did transcribe the Peabody Museum's description for the photograph's title; that is the museum's description, not mine. As they are a reputable museum, I suggest more investigation before changing the photograph's name. with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 09:14, 23 August 2019 (UTC)