MI 11
Collection
Ephemera
Brief description
Eight assorted stuffed birds mounted on a tree with dried grasses, inside a glass dome on a wooden base, c.1837-1901.
Object name
ornament
Object number
MI 11
Location
On Display
Production date
1837-1901 (manufactured)
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Material
glass
wood
animal material
grass
wood
animal material
grass
Technique
stuffed
Physical description
Eight assorted stuffed birds mounted on a tree with dried grasses inside a glass dome on a wooden base, 1837-1901. Includes three hummingbirds and other birds of paradise.
Dimensions
Height: 51cm
Width: 32cm
Depth: 10cm
Width: 32cm
Depth: 10cm
Website keywords
ornaments
Label
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Stuffed birds
Along with floral carpets and curtains, nature was bought directly into mid-nineteenth-century homes with displays of plant and animal specimens. Millions of hummingbird skins were exported to Europe from Central and South America and the tiny, colourful bodies were stuffed to make a splash of colour as drawing room ornaments.
Stuffed birds
Along with floral carpets and curtains, nature was bought directly into mid-nineteenth-century homes with displays of plant and animal specimens. Millions of hummingbird skins were exported to Europe from Central and South America and the tiny, colourful bodies were stuffed to make a splash of colour as drawing room ornaments.
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
