Modern Contemporary Taxidermy Modern contemporary taxidermy art has become ultra chic and is often the resource of high class interior…
thevelvetdrawingroom5 January 2025
Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe and the Magic of Calke Abbey I walked through the doors at Calke Abbey and immediately…
thevelvetdrawingroom12 December 2024
The Zoo Animals' Story The Zoo Animals story is a long one. If you've ever wondered how animals from far…
thevelvetdrawingroom10 December 2024
The ZSL Library and archive at Regents Park, London contains a range of records that are of interest to researchers.…
thevelvetdrawingroom10 December 2024
History of the ZSL For the whole of the 19th century the ZSL referred to its zoo as “The Menagerie”.…
thevelvetdrawingroom10 December 2024
120 & 191 Wardour Street, London The firm of Henry James Burton & Son 1850 - 1913 Henry James Burton…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 January 2025
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
