Barn owl
H. Shaw
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1874
Materials
Bird, Dough, Vegetal, Glass, Wood
Measurements
543 x 628 x 245 mm
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271420.1
Summary
One of two barn owls in a glass fronted taxidermy display case. The display case is signed by 'H Shaw Salop 1874'.
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
On the display case: The display case is signed by 'H Shaw Salop 1874' Inside case, on base, in pencil.
Makers and roles
H. Shaw, taxidermist