Mount
James Sheals
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wooden mount with taxidermy gerenuk head
Measurements
410 mm (H); 185 mm (W); 203 mm (D)
Place of origin
Corporation Street
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836104
Summary
Stuffed Gerenuk head mounted on wooden support created by J. Sheals.
Provenance
Purchased from the 7th Lord Bangor in 1967 with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Re-mounted by / SHEALS, / NATURALIST, / 32 CORPORATION ST., BELFAST / Patronized by / HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD LIEUTENANT. / To be brushed with a / Clothes brush every month. / Keep free from damp, do / not let the Sun shine / on the head (handwritten on label on back)
Makers and roles
James Sheals, taxidermist