Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe and the Magic of Calke Abbey I walked through the doors at Calke Abbey and immediately…
thevelvetdrawingroom12 December 2024
History of the ZSL For the whole of the 19th century the ZSL referred to its zoo as “The Menagerie”.…
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120 & 191 Wardour Street, London The firm of Henry James Burton & Son, Wardour Street, London W Henry James…
thevelvetdrawingroom16 November 2024
I discovered that the customer who commissioned the cats from Walter Burton FZS lived at the historic Gosfield Hall in…
thevelvetdrawingroom14 November 2024
Walter Burton FZS (1854-1913) Naturalist, Taxidermist, Entomologist 1913 was the year that DH Lawrence published “Sons and Lovers” and Emily…
thevelvetdrawingroom13 November 2024
Victorian Taxidermist AJ Harris of Enfield (b. 1867 d. 1936) A.J. Harris (b. 1867 d. 1936) carved out a living…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 October 2024
120 & 191 Wardour Street, London between 1868-1913 Example work of the Victorian Taxidermist Walter Burton F.Z.S. two wildcats Two…
thevelvetdrawingroom15 October 2024
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 Victorian Feather Fashion Craze The Victorian Plumassiers See related blog post Victorian feather fashion craze and the Plumassier The…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 October 2023
