Antique educational wet specimen: Dogfish shark (Scyllium catulus Linnaeus 1758 ) – Paravia Manufacture, Italy early 20th century.

Italy circa 1900

Antique wet biological specimen in glass Jar. Greater Spotted Dogfish Shark (Scyllium catulus Linnaeus 1754). Manufactturer G.B. Paravia & C. (Turin / Milan, Italy), circa 1900. Heavy scientific glass display cylinder, chemical preservation fluid, original string-bound parchment seal, printed period paper labels. A museum-grade early 20th-century educational zoological wet specimen produced for high-school and university natural science cabinets by the prestigious Italian publishing and scientific manufacturer Paravia, Italy. Features a meticulously preserved dogfish shark (Scyllium catulus Linnaeus 1754). The specimen exhibits remarkable structural preservation, clearly displaying its distinctive spotted skin pigmentation, lateral gill slits, eyes, and fin morphology. Suspended within a heavy blown scientific glass cylinder featuring its original top sealing closure bound with cordage. The top parchment cap preserves the blue trademark logo of Paravia alongside handwritten inventory reference numbers (4095). The front retains its original period paper labels printed with the specimen’s common and scientific taxonomy (Gattuccio (Scyllium catulus Linnaeus 1758) ), along with institutional collection tags. The preservation fluid remains clean and clear, providing full 360-degree visibility of the specimen. The top seal, cord binding, and historical labels remain complete and original throughout.

Misure 10” – 25 CM H 3” – 8 CM L 3” – 8 CM D

Codice REF: V1533