Red-breasted merganser
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1900
Materials
Taxidermy red breasted merganser and vegetal
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287735.3
Summary
A stuffed red breasted Merganser, one of three specemins in a rectangular wooden taxidermy display case with mahogany beading around a glass front, the interior decorated with a painted blue sky and white clouds scene. This is the male merganser and he is mounted in a lakeside habitat, standing upright to the right of the case.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.