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
Peter Spicer's Style Peter Spicer of Leamington obtained world-wide repute, and his cased work is characterised by evocative watercolour painted…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 May 2024
photo credit: TennantsBoxing Badger Cubs by Peter Spicer Working from his landmark shop in Leamington Spa during the late Victorian…
thevelvetdrawingroom24 April 2024
The menagerie was born in Roman times, but historically only wealthy or titled people had the means to keep animals…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 April 2024
DARWIN, WALLACE AND BUFFON It is impossible to look at the Victorians and the explosion of the interest and awakening…
thevelvetdrawingroom9 April 2024
The birth of The ZSL & The Menagerie at Regent's Park, its importance in the development of scientific knowledge of…
thevelvetdrawingroom6 April 2024
Today's Taxidermy Revival Taxidermy has come back in from the cold to become ultra chic. Taxidermy animals (including replicas) are…
thevelvetdrawingroom1 April 2024
Decoration of Country Houses with Taxidermy Taxidermy was once a major business in Britain before its final demise in the…
thevelvetdrawingroom31 March 2024
E.F. Spicer Taxidermist of Birmingham Above - a postcard image of the E.F. Spicer taxidermy shop at 58 Suffolk Street…
thevelvetdrawingroom26 March 2024
Hermann Ploucquet's sensational displays and tableaux at the Great Exhibition 1851 stole the show with kittens taking tea, duelling Dormice…
thevelvetdrawingroom7 March 2024