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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 24 October 1916
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/31
Scope and Contents
Osborn reports the safe arrival of the Equus caballus and Equus caballus celticus. He feels strongly that the Museum should have Ewart's original type specimen of Equus caballus celticus because it agrees more closely with his original characterisation of the species in the small size of the head. He asks whether it would be practical to have the skin removed and the skeleton sent to them, as the specimen Ewart...
Dates:
24 October 1916
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 02 February 1921
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/1
Scope and Contents
Osborn writes that he has not heard from Ewart for years, despite his own letters to him. He reminds him about his promise of securing the original Celtic horse as the type specimen of Equus caballus celticus for the Museum. He reports that the little stallion Ewart sent to the Museum shows around 95% Celtic characters, and enquires whether Ewart knows of a pure little Celtic mare they could import for breeding purposes. He has been corresponding with Breuil about...
Dates:
02 February 1921
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