Seahorse
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Seahorse
Measurements
80 mm (Length)40 mm (W)
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1303803
Summary
A seahorse, collected Tampico, Mexico. Associated label. Part of Lord Egerton's collection of ethnographic objects once displayed in the Tenants' Hall.
Marks and inscriptions
Associated label. 'The ashes of the sea horse, mixed with oil of marjoram, were said to be a cure for baldness; if mixed with water, a cure for leprosy. And, if taken internally, a certain cure for the bite of a mad dog.