Merlin
Robert Duncan of Newcastle upon Tyne (fl.1837-1909)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1989
Materials
Display case with taxidermy Merlin
Measurements
457 mm (H); 457 mm (W)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229424
Summary
Stuffed female Merlin, in an oak display case with a glazed front, by Robert Duncan of Newcastle upon Tyne. Dated 1898.
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
Robert Duncan of Newcastle upon Tyne (fl.1837-1909), taxidermist