Stuffed male King Bird-of-Paradise,
John Hancock (1808-1890)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass display dome with taxidermy King Bird-of-Paradise
Measurements
445 mm (H); 345 mm (W)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229322
Summary
Stuffed King Bird-of-Paradise, male, by John Hancock (1808-1890). Seated on a branch. Under a glass dome on a circular walnut base.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
John Hancock (1808-1890), taxidermist