A Beautiful Museum Cased Taxidermy Great Grey Shrike c.1890-1900, formerly of The Hancock Museum antiques things looked up for him

things looked up for him

and of course this

and Kenya remains ‘British East Africa’ on the globe so we can date the piece accurately to a six year period between 1914 and 1920

Zinc Nails

some joint repairs

A Beautiful Museum Cased Taxidermy Great Grey Shrike c.1890-1900, formerly of The Hancock Museum antiques things looked up for himOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: The Hancock Museum (now the Great North Museum: Hancock) Date: c. 1890 19000 The Case: Depth: 4. 25 Width: 14 Height: 13 The beautifully preserved great grey shrike (Lanius Excubitor) ; a rare British visitor; the specimen housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case, the pine sides later painted in chocolate brown paint, the whole being beautifully unassuming with ivory paper backing and