Taxidermy display case
Henry Shaw (London 1800 – Broxbourne 1873)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1850
Materials
Mahogany, glass and taxidermy specimins
Measurements
4000 mm (H); 1080 mm (W); 1410 mm (W)
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181057.17
Summary
Seventeenth taxidermy display case containing stuffed birds. Most of the birds date from c.1850, and the oak cases were probably made by Henry Shaw, Shrewsbury (1812-1887). Contents - 24 birds including, Trogan, Toucan, Port wine tanager, Scarlet Ibis.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963.
Makers and roles
Henry Shaw (London 1800 – Broxbourne 1873)