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Category
Wooden objects
Date
1900
Materials
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287761
Summary
A large oak taxidermy display case with glass panels to the side and front and a moulded cornice, the back lined with cream coloured paper. The case contains a large number of unfinished taxidermy specimens including grouse, pheasants, ducks, a kestrel, a bat and a rabbit and illustrates part of the working processes of a taxidermist.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.