While most TIJs we see around here involve the suspension of a specimen in liquid, what of things that can not (or should not) be wet? I'm sure such preservations exist, but what was done to the air inside the jar? I realize that, by nature, a dried specimen would need less preservation than normal tissue, but there are still the air-born elements to consider. Was there anything in the way of desiccants in the good ol' 19
th? Salt and sand, I suppose, but you'd have to pack the thing in the grains to do any good, wouldn't you? Would a few crystals at the bottom do the trick?
I have what, for all intents and purposes, amounts to a mummified
thing that I would very much like to put
in a jar. Now it has been doing just fine sitting out in the open for all its "life", but I should like to keep it as-is for as long as possible--while maintaining a good Victorian aesthetic, of course

Post Script: What is the mysterious item of which I speak? Well, you'll just have to wait to find out! It's worth your time, I guarantee it
