Pheasant
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pheasant, wood, glass, grass and moss
Measurements
Height 500 mm; Width 820 mm; Depth 305 mm
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298159
Summary
A glazed painted wooden case containing two Old English pheasants standing on branches decorated with grasses and moss against a painted blue background. Part of Lord Egerton's collection formerly displayed in the Tenants' Hall.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)