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Baron Lionel Walter RothschildThe Gentlemen Collectors Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild of Tring OVERVIEW Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild of Tring will always occupy a place of honour in the history of Zoology. The collections…thevelvetdrawingroom6 March 2024
Colonial & Imperial WorldThe Victorians The Victorian Attitude to Death The Victorian Attitude to Death. The Victorians had a different attitude and relationship with death in the 19th century than…thevelvetdrawingroom6 December 2023
Colonial & Imperial WorldThe Victorians The Victorian Era In the Victorian Era Finding a place as an apprentice in a trade like Taxidermy in the Victorian Era or…thevelvetdrawingroom5 December 2023
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Colonial & Imperial WorldThe Victorians The Great Exhibition 1851 The Great Exhibition Works of Industries of All Nations 1851 The Great Exhibition 1851 sets a new scene in Britain…thevelvetdrawingroom14 October 2023
Colonial & Imperial World Cabinets of Curiosities Cabinets of Curiosities were the precursors of natural history museums and of the Victorian taxidermy movement Cabinets of Curiosities These…thevelvetdrawingroom14 October 2023
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James Gardner Dating Guide to James Gardner James Gardner's style Brightly coloured backgrounds in watercolour or gouache Well prepared groundwork Ebonised cases, most often 3-sided Label to…thevelvetdrawingroom22 September 2023
James Gardner The James Gardner business split A VICTORIAN DISGRACE The James Gardner business split was a tragic family affair Much of the accepted narrative and accounts…thevelvetdrawingroom22 September 2023