Name/Title
Mummy clothEntry/Object ID
2025.01.28.24Description
Pieces of mummy cloth taken from the body of a priest which was secured by Mrs. P.T. Barnum and presented to the Bridgeport Scientific Soc[iety]"Textile Type
LinenEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
EgyptRegion
North AfricaContinent
AfricaLocation
Location
Cabinet
Display Case 10Room
Charles Whipple Greene Historical CollectionBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
January 28, 2025Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Bridgeport Scientific SocietyPerson or Organization
Nancy Fish BarnumResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Chris MatosDate
Feb 7, 2025Notes
"In 1894, Fish visited Egypt where she was presented with a mummy that was being donated to the Scientific Society in Bridgeport.[4] It was on this trip that she met Demetrius Callias Bey, an Ottoman diplomat, nobleman and olive industry businessman of Greek descent.[4] They had supposedly met when she fell from the Great Pyramid and was caught by Callias" WikipediaCreate Date
January 28, 2025Update Date
July 7, 2025
