Joseph Robert Burton Victorian Taxidermist 1842 - 1909 Employees of the Dominion Museum, Wellington, New Zealand in about 1881 with…
thevelvetdrawingroom30 December 2024
I discovered that the customer who commissioned these wild cats from Walter Burton FZS lived at the historic Gosfield Hall…
thevelvetdrawingroom24 August 2025
Walter Burton FZS (1854-1913) Naturalist, Taxidermist, Entomologist 1913 was the year that DH Lawrence published “Sons and Lovers” and Emily…
thevelvetdrawingroom9 January 2025
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
Today's Taxidermy Revival Taxidermy has come back in from the cold to become ultra chic. Taxidermy animals (including replicas) are…
thevelvetdrawingroom24 August 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
