Taxidermy display
B. Corbett
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
24 Jan 1817
Materials
Display case with taxidermy Sabine's Puffback and birds
Measurements
131 x 205 x 70 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584305
Summary
A Marsh Titmouse, The long -tailed Titmouse, The Great Titmouse and The Blue Titmouse. Another example of the work of Corbett, the taxidermist.
Provenance
Given with the property to The National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt. [1870 - 1958].
Marks and inscriptions
Front of display case along bottom of glass, 4 descriptive labels: Four brown labels - Left to right The Marsh Titmouse (Parus Palustris) - The Long-Tailed Titmouse ( Parus Caudatus) - The Great Titmouse ( Parus Major) - The Blue Titmouse ( Parus Caeruleus)
Makers and roles
B. Corbett, taxidermist