Pomarine skua
Thomas Edward Gunn (1844 - 1923)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1912
Materials
Display case containing taxidermy Pomarine Skua
Measurements
460 x 508 x 220 mm
Place of origin
Norwich
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271432
Summary
A taxidermy display containing a Pomarine Skua on rock in a glass case. The specimen is also known as a Pomathorhine Skua. Labelled 'Shot at Shugborough, October 28th 1912'
Marks and inscriptions
Labelled Pomathorhine Skua (Male), Stereorarius Pomatorhinus, shot at Shugborough, October 28th, 1912, expanse of wings 43 inches' Back of case: T.E.Gunn taxidermist label
Makers and roles
Thomas Edward Gunn (1844 - 1923), taxidermist