Hermann Ploucquet's sensational displays and tableaux at the Great Exhibition 1851 stole the show with kittens taking tea, duelling Dormice…
thevelvetdrawingroom7 March 2024
OVERVIEW Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild of Tring will always occupy a place of honour in the history of Zoology. The collections…
thevelvetdrawingroom6 March 2024
Taxidermists | Naturalists | Osteologists | Model Makers | Furriers 19th Century Edward Gerrard The work and history of Edward…
thevelvetdrawingroom30 December 2023
The Victorian Attitude to Death. The Victorians had a different attitude and relationship with death in the 19th century than…
thevelvetdrawingroom6 December 2023
In the Victorian Era Finding a place as an apprentice in a trade like Taxidermy in the Victorian Era or…
thevelvetdrawingroom5 December 2023
Dating Guide to Edward Gerrard When dating work by Edward Gerrard we can generally accurately date his work by the…
thevelvetdrawingroom1 November 2023
Taxidermy is a way of eternalising beautiful creatures. It’s a way of hanging on to the beauty of nature. It’s…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 October 2023
The Great Exhibition Works of Industries of All Nations 1851 The Great Exhibition 1851 sets a new scene in Britain…
thevelvetdrawingroom14 October 2023
Cabinets of Curiosities were the precursors of natural history museums and of the Victorian taxidermy movement Cabinets of Curiosities These…
thevelvetdrawingroom14 October 2023
