Black grouse
H. Shaw
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Display case of taxidermy bird
Measurements
615 x 615 x 355 mm
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271409
Summary
A taxidermy display containing a male Black grouse in glass case. The maker is Henry Shaw.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust with Shugborough’s park and contents of the state rooms, in part-payment of death-duties to the Treasury, following the death of Thomas, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1883 - 1960).
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the case: A tag reads that the maker is Henry Shaw.
Makers and roles
H. Shaw, taxidermist