A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Religion & Relics The semi-aquatic hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

The semi-aquatic hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or hippo

the educational use of this media began during the early Meiji period (1868-1912)

some with wooden corks

the front frieze with dual carved square flower head medallion mounts

Frederick Crace (1779–1859) was an English interior decorator

A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Religion & Relics The semi-aquatic hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)Origin: 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