Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Collection of Birds Native to...
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Collection of Birds Native to New Zealand, circa 1880-1900, by David Graham, Taxidermist & Naturalist, 61 Market Street, York, the specimens within to include - three Morepork Owls, Sacred kingfisher, Tui or Parson's bird, Bell bird, New Zealand Pigeon, and a Parakeet, all perched upon a centrally positioned branch, above grit, moss, and dry grass covered groundwork beneath, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within an oak framed single-glass display case, 71cm by 17.5cm by 67.5cm, historical bird identification label to front glass
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Collection of Birds Native to New Zealand, circa 1880-1900, by David Graham, Taxidermist & Naturalist, 61 Market Street, York, the specimens within to include - three Morepork Owls, Sacred kingfisher, Tui or Parson's bird, Bell bird, New Zealand Pigeon, and a Parakeet, all perched upon a centrally positioned branch, above grit, moss, and dry grass covered groundwork beneath, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within an oak framed single-glass display case, 71cm by 17.5cm by 67.5cm, historical bird identification label to front glass