A Wonderful c.1870 Shadow Box Framed Entomology Collection sub-Curios He died of natural causes

He died of natural causes a happy bird in his Welsh home

the English found comfort from daily toil by returning home to their favorite pet

Soleus and Peroneus

During Mediaeval times many deer parks that held fallow deer were established and these and more recent park escapees have given rise to the free-living populations in Britain today

The tale of how this bird is so unusually preserved comes through a tale of unrequited love

A Wonderful c.1870 Shadow Box Framed Entomology Collection sub-Curios He died of natural causesOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 The Case: Height: 14. 25 inches Width: 16 inches Depth: 2. 5 inches The glazed oak shadow box with striking ruby red interior and gilt gesso frame, housing a collection of exotic entomology arranged in decorative symmetrical form, containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly, moth and beetle, survives from the third quarter of the nineteenth century.