Pheasant
E. P. Kerrison
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with taxidermy pheasant
Measurements
490 mm (H); 250 mm (W); 800 mm (D)
Place of origin
Wrexham
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1152169
Summary
Taxidermy display case - A display case containing a male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) by Kerrison of Wrexham. The case with paper label on reverse 'E.P.Kerrison/Bird and Animal Preserver/ Charles Street, Wrexham/Dealer in all kinds of sporting ammunition/Established 35 years'.
Provenance
Shot on the Erddig Estate by Simon Yorke and his brother Genl.John Yorke c.1800-1830. Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Marks and inscriptions
E.P.Kerrison/Bird and Animal Preserver/ Charles Street, Wrexham/Dealer in all kinds of sporting ammunition/Established 35 years (paper label on reverse)
Makers and roles
E. P. Kerrison, taxidermist