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Category
Wooden objects
Date
1900
Materials
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287775.2
Summary
A large wooden taxidermy display case, one of a pair with oak graining, each with a moulded base on four bun feet and glass panels to the front and sides, decorated internally with a painted landscape scene. The case contains a display of stuffed European birds of prey mounted amongst moss and bracken covered rocks and branches.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.