Tufted duck
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
circa 1878
Materials
Display case with taxidermy Tufted Duck
Measurements
360 mm (H); 470 mm (W)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229437
Summary
Stuffed Tufted Duck, in a black painted display case with a glazed front. Tufted Duck is an immature male. The case bears a label reading: 'Shot at Whitton Gilbert, Co. Durham by the Revd C. J. Carr, 1878'.
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
Shot at Whitton Gilbert, Co. Durham by the Revd C. J. Carr, 1878