Brown trout
attributed to William A. Macleay
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
16 Jul 1914
Materials
Display case with taxidermy brown trout
Measurements
420 mm (Height) x 140 mm (Depth); 850 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Inverness
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 461390
Summary
A picture frame case containing a stuffed brown trout mounted on a blue / turquoise background. Blue label inside the case at the bottom right corner reads 'Macleay, Taxidermist, Inverness'. Outside the case on the lower register of the wooden frame is a cream plastic badge inscribed 'Fionn Loch, 16th July 1914' in black lettering.
Provenance
An item from the Llanerchaeron collection, left to the National Trust in the will of John Powell Ponsonby Lewes in 1989
Marks and inscriptions
Macleay, Taxidermist, Inverness (label)
Makers and roles
attributed to William A. Macleay, taxidermist