A Fine Natural History Specimen of a Giant Clam Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Alfred Charles Hobbs (October 7

Alfred Charles Hobbs (October 7

We can safely say this is for James Harcourt

There are some small splits and cracks

with thick

oversized ears and small horns with goatee beards

A Fine Natural History Specimen of a Giant Clam Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Alfred Charles Hobbs (October 7Origin: South Pacific Indian Ocean Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 50 Height: 5. 25 inches Depth: 8 inches Width: 14 inches (all at maximum) The preserved giant clam (Tridacna gigas) shell survives from the south pacific or Indian oceans from the first half of the twentieth century. The shell is decoratively still beautiful though some of the teeth have chips and losses. She sits both ways, as it were, stably and