Taxidermy display plaque
James Sheals
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wooden mount with taxidermy Indian blackbuck head
Measurements
655 mm (H); 235 mm (W); 305 mm (D)
Place of origin
Corporation Street
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836107
Summary
Stuffed Indian Blackbuck 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