Stuffed, Stitched and Studied: Taxidermy in the 19th century
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Taxidermy is the process of making a life-like sculpture of an animal from its own skin. To make an elephant one needs a wooden frame, a fish needs gentle stuffing, a kangaroo needs stuffing and wire too; for a caterpillar a small glass tube, a candle and cotton is required. This exhibition explores the methods and purposes of Australian 19th century taxidermy made for science.Taxidermy is the process of making a life-like sculpture of an animal from its own skin. To make an elephant one needs a wooden frame, a fish needs gentle stuffing, a kangaroo needs stuffing and wire too; for a caterpillar a small glass tube, a candle and cotton is required. This exhibition explores the methods and purposes of Australian 19th century taxidermy made for science.
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Date
2015Publisher
Macleay Museum, The University of SydneyLicence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0Rights statement
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Stuffed Stitched Studied: 19th century Australian taxidermy, Macleay Museum, 24 November 2014 to 8 May 2015Faculty/School
University MuseumsDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Macleay MuseumShare