Taxidermy display
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Display case with nine taxidermy birds
Measurements
484 x 430 x 172 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109062
Summary
A glass display containing nine stuffed birds: a Pompadour Cotinga, two budgerigars, two hummingbirds, a Honey Creeper and two other unidentified tropical American birds. The birds are surrounded by plants. The interior back of the case is painted as sky.
Provenance
Purchased in 1987 by the National Trust from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000).