Taxidermy display
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with two taxidermy parrots
Measurements
407 x 500 x 178 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884867
Summary
Taxidermy display case - Two preserved parrots in a naturalistic setting, the smaller one on the left is a Crimson Rosella parrot and the other on the right a King parrot. In a glass fronted display case.
Provenance
A gift of Gerald, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave the house to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there until his death in 1966. His sister, Everilda, remained at the house until her death in 1969.