A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles ) black painted frames

) black painted frames

tinman and brush shears and his mark "Gambia" was recorded at 54 Scotland Street (Gells 1825)

The spider specimen is firmly wedged into position in the smallest nest

There is a possibility the figure is American due to folk art negro dolls being popular there though the uncertainty of the figures origin is part of his charm

A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles ) black painted framesOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1898 The Case: Depth: 9. 5 Width: 18 Height: 18 The beautifully preserved male and female common european snipes (Gallinago gallinago) poised in opposing positions, the female stood, with the male rendered in flight, housed within a typical Cullingford glazed museum case being square and faux oak painted, the interior beautifully sparse with buff paper backing and lacking in simulated