Untitled
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1900
Materials
Display case with taxidermy pheasants and birds
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287409.4
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 (feet missing for this case), 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 a diorama of pheasants.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.