Wallace"™s Butterfly - Alfred Russel Wallace

This pin is a facsimile of a beautiful South American butterfly specimen (Callithea sapphira) caught by Alfred Russel Wallace, the intrepid Victorian explorer. The specimen, housed since its capture (in 1850) in the collections of London"™s Natural History Museum is on display in the Voyages of Discovery exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.Finish: brass, silver plated, with applied color and sealed with a non-tarnish finish : Dimensions: 2.14" W x 1.23" L