Short-eared owl
B. Corbett
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with taxidermy short eared owl
Measurements
415 x 334 x 150 mm
Place of origin
John Street
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584313
Summary
A female owl, described on historic label as long-eared owl (however it may be a different species of owl).
Provenance
Given with the property to The National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt. [1870 - 1958].
Marks and inscriptions
Inside case on paint: [Faded writing, unable to make out] On back of case: B. Corbett ANIMAL PRESERVER, [?] John Street, Oxford Street LONDON The value given for skins. Stuck on case glass: The Long-eared Owl. ♀. (Otus vulgaris.)
Makers and roles
B. Corbett, taxidermist