A Stunning Museum Cased Taxidermy Nighthawk by Joseph Cullingford of Durham Dated to 1895; & Commissioned by Henry Gervas Stobart

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A Stunning Museum Cased Taxidermy Nighthawk by Joseph Cullingford of Durham Dated to 1895; & Commissioned by Henry Gervas StobartOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Originally Commissioned by Henry Gervas Stobart (1869 1951) Date: c. 1895 The Case: Depth: 7 Width: 18 Height: 15 The beautifully preserved male common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in a swooping position and clutching a hawk moth in its beak, housed within a typical Cullingford glazed museum case being faux oak painted, the interior beautifully sparse with buff paper backing and lacking in simulated

in outdoor landscapes adorned with trees and flowers

all made with a darker black paper

and an early estate made example of a pigeon carrier box

Gualbert Saunders in 1867

The pressed card

The turn of the century cut metal sheet iron weather vane finial with a split flag buffer

with an interesting provenance

The Smaller: 30

rocks and mineral specimens

The printed Union Jack flag in soft thin cotton is in worn but sound order with a lovely consistent gentle fade across the textile with the words ‘British Made’ printed to the fabric

a relation of the architect Henry Holland

if not used in apothecary

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