Diorama – taxidermy birds displayed in glass case

Maker
Unknown Maker
Production date
Circa 1900
 Description
Diorama – five taxidermy birds mounted on branches to imitate a natural setting of birds in a tree. Displayed in a hand-blown glass dome with a painted wood base. Very fashionable in the Victorian period.
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
Circa 1900
Media/Materials
Taxidermy birds, tree branches, fauna, glass, wood
Measurements
Height: 476mm Width: 320 Depth:176 mm

Width 190mm
Production place
Unknown
Collection
Bird/Terrestral Vetebrate/Biological/Science
Department collection type
Social History
Science
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1969/112/1

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