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Category
Wooden objects
Date
1900
Materials
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287409.1
Summary
A large wooden taxidermy display case, one of a set of eight with a painted grained effect, a moulded base on four bun feet, glass panels to the front and sides, two vertical wooden bars on the front and decorated internally with a painted landscape scene. This case contains ten stuffed birds of a variety of species including cormorants, shags and a Great Northern Diver.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.