Purple sandpiper
Ernest Wood
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with taxidermy Purple Sandpiper
Measurements
255 mm (H); 330 mm (W); 158 mm (D)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229387
Summary
Stuffed Purple Sandpiper, by Ernest Wood, in a stained case with a glazed front.
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).
Marks and inscriptions
'Purple sandpiper Tringa maritima obtained by Mr James McDougal at Bamburgh January 1913. Mounted by Ernest Wood.'
Makers and roles
Ernest Wood, taxidermist