[NHCOLL-L:4846] Re: Museum Labels for Mammal Mounts

[Shirley S albright]

A catalogue number and taxon (optional) is all that's really needed on the specimen itself.  The collecting, donor and any other accompanying information about the specimen is stored elsewhere.   There's no need to keep it with the specimen in storage as long as you have a unique identifier.  We usually use tags attached to the mounting base.  Usually this tag is out of sight in case the object is used in an exhibition, but it's nice to have something more visible to refer to when the specimen is in storage.  Sometimes a threaded label with just the number is attached looped non-permanently around a wire and sometimes a magnetic label is placed on the metal shelving adjacent to the object....depends on the circumstance and how large the mammal mount is.   I don't like to attach any label around fur because it can leave an impression.  If you store any of your specimens in ethafoam 'cradles' you could place a label on the cradle.   This is fine if you're not removing large numbers of same-species mammals for any reason.   Ultimately you still need that unique identifier on the mammal itself to avoid mix-up.  

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From: "Tina Campbell" <fsslhntr at yahoo.com>
To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:15:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4844] Museum Labels for Mammal Mounts

Hello Everyone,

How do museums attach labels to their mammal mounts?  Do you have tags, a number, both?

Thank you,
Tina




      


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