Red-footed falcon
John Hancock (1808-1890)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass display dome with taxidermy Red-Footed Falcon
Measurements
400 mm (H); 250 mm (W)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229323
Summary
Stuffed Red-Footed Falcon, by John Hancock (1808-1890). Perched on a rock. Under a glass dome on a circular ebonised plinth.
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