Narratives

Bladder fish from the Tradescant and Ashmolean collections

This dried specimen of a bladder fish (chilomycterus reticulatus, from the tropical Atlantic Ocean) is thought to have belonged to the Tradescant Collection and entered the Ashmolean Museum at its foundation. The bladder fish was a common feature of collections from the period.

Other narratives:

• Inventory no. 77644 - Former Display Label
• Natural rarities
• Items from the Tradescant and Early Ashmolean Collections Exhibited in MHS
• Pictorial evidence for display of bladder fish

Related Objects:

• Inventory No. 77644, "Spotfin Burrfish Specimen, from the Tradescant or Early Ashmolean Museum Collections, 17th Century"