Taxidermy display
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1900
Materials
Display case with unfinished taxidermy otter, rabbit, stoat, birds and fish
Measurements
1105 x 1130 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287757
Summary
A black painted glass fronted case containing a collection of stuffed but unmounted birds and animals, this illustrates the working process of a taxidermist. The interior is covered with a cream paper. A line is strung across the top of the case and from it hang birds, fish and a stoat. Other taxidermy animals and fish piled at the bottom including an otter and a rabbit and a large bird of prey on a wooden stand.