In article <[log in to unmask]>, "K. Stahr"
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>P.T. Barnum's FeeJee Mermaid would be perfect for both an historical as
>well as current example. As far as I understand it's still on view in the
>Barnum Museum in CT.
>
>Karen Stahr Kim
>Arts Administration
>Teachers College/Columbia University
Unfortunately...no. When we redesigned The Barnum Museum in the late '80s,
we would have given plenty for the Fejee Mermaid; but it had been gone for
more than a century. (However, reports that it is indeed in Bridgeport may
offer some clue as to how fakes, forgeries, and rumors get their "legs.")
-- Paul R.