Redstart
B. Corbett
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
5 May 1817
Materials
Redstart taxidermy bird , wood , grasses and glass.
Measurements
153 x 150 x 79 mm
Place of origin
Piccadilly
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584296
Summary
A black sealed box with glass front containing a taxidermy Redstart bird ,perched on a branch surrounded by grasses, with a descriptive label on the glass in a central position.
Provenance
Given with the property to The National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt. [1870 - 1958].
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom of glass in centre.: The Redstart ( PHoenicura ???) Back board.: Label reads- B Corbett, Animal Preserver , 63, Piccadilly opposite, St James Street LONDON all birds of curiosity Bought ,sold or exchanged. Right side panel bottom left.: 970 handwritten.
Makers and roles
B. Corbett, taxidermist