A Museum Cased Late Victorian Pair of Taxidermy Dunlins by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898/99 sub-Antiques In a colour to die

In a colour to die for

though this piece is earlier which is easily surmised by the beautiful wear and patination it shows

The convex shape was very popular in the Regency period and appeared in many forms

By the 1890s

There is a visible joint to left shoulder

A Museum Cased Late Victorian Pair of Taxidermy Dunlins by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898/99 sub-Antiques In a colour to dieOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1898 & 1899The Case: Depth: 6. 5Width: 15Height: 15The beautifully preserved male and female pair of Dunlins ( Calidris alpina) poised in opposing positions, the male stood, with the female rendered in flight, housed within a typical Cullingford glazed museum case being square and black painted, the interior beautifully sparse with buff paper backing and lacking in simulated habitat, the