Taxidermy specimen
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Taxidermy animal (possibly a stoat) mounted amongst ferns and rocks
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287904.6
Summary
A stuffed animal, possibly a stoat, one of five specimens contained in a rectangular wood taxidermy display case with a glass front and a painted interior of green trees a waterfall and a cottage. This is the lower of two animals mounted amongst ferns and rocks at 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.