Black capped bee-eater
B. Corbett
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with taxidermy black capped bee-eater
Measurements
232 x 228 x 88 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584316
Summary
A stuffed black capped bee-eater in a display case.
Provenance
Given with the property to The National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt. [1870 - 1958].
Marks and inscriptions
Back of display case - center: B Corbett Animal Preserver, 2 John Street Oxford Street - illegible writing underneath Inside display case down left side: Feb 2 1815 Front of display case on glass bottom center: Small brown square label - Written in black ink - The Black-capped Bee-eater (Merops ? )Africa
Makers and roles
B. Corbett, taxidermist