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”.…
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
This firm traded between 1850-1913 120 Wardour Street 1868-1878 191 Wardour Street 1878-1913 Example work of the Victorian Taxidermist…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 January 2025
Taxidermy is a way of eternalising beautiful creatures. It’s a way of hanging on to the beauty of nature. It’s…
thevelvetdrawingroom26 December 2024
The Victorian Feather Fashion Craze The Victorian Plumassiers See related blog post Victorian feather fashion craze and the Plumassier The…
thevelvetdrawingroom2 January 2025
