Taxidermy British Birds

Hutchinson of Derby

Size: approx. 88cm x 88cm x 26.5cm

Description: Victorian mixed case of taxidermy British birds with naturalistic groundwork.

A. S. Hutchinson, the noted Derby taxidermist, began in business around 1870, and continued into the present century. He worked for several northern museums , and was responsible for preparing and setting up the Seebohm Collection in Sheffield Museum. He is described in a note in The Zoologist 1878 by E. Howarth, the Curator of Sheffield Museum, as 'now stuffer at this Museum'. There are a few examples of his work in Harpur Crewe's Collection at Calke Abbey, including a Pelican in a ornate and decorative case containing attractive ground work and wax flowers.

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