History of the ZSL For the whole of the 19th century the ZSL referred to its zoo as “The Menagerie”.…
thevelvetdrawingroom10 December 2024
I discovered that the customer who commissioned the cats from Walter Burton FZS lived at the historic Gosfield Hall in…
thevelvetdrawingroom7 December 2024
Walter Burton FZS (1854-1913) Naturalist, Taxidermist, Entomologist 1913 was the year that DH Lawrence published “Sons and Lovers” and Emily…
thevelvetdrawingroom9 January 2025
Victorian Taxidermist AJ Harris of Enfield (b. 1867 d. 1936) A.J. Harris (b. 1867 d. 1936) carved out a living…
thevelvetdrawingroom7 December 2024
This firm traded between 1850-1913 120 Wardour Street 1868-1878 191 Wardour Street 1878-1913 Example work of the Victorian Taxidermist…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 January 2025
Peter Spicer's Style Peter Spicer of Leamington (b. 1839 d. 1935) obtained world-wide repute, and his cased work is characterised…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 December 2024
The Spicer Family Were Taxidermists | Naturalists | Furriers | Glovers | Plumassiers | Artists | The business ran from…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 December 2024
photo credit: TennantsBoxing Badger Cubs by Peter Spicer Working from his landmark shop in Leamington Spa during the late Victorian…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 December 2024
The menagerie was born in Roman times, but historically only wealthy or titled people had the means to keep animals…
thevelvetdrawingroom7 December 2024
