Artwork : ArchiveNo00007

Feather (Humming bird) c. 1880

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Portsmouth City Museum
Contributor Image	ros_web.jpg
Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	11.10.06
Artefact Name	Feather (Humming bird)
Artefact Description	Preserved birds enclosed in a glass dome. Single feather taken from Humming Bird. Poor condition. Arsenic present!
Artefact Date	c. 1880
Artefact Stored	Museum store
Artefact Form	0007-humming_bird_feather.jpg
Artefact Image	007.jpg
Sample Taken	One feather from Humming Bird.
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The birds have been preserved by a taxidermist. They were all covered in arsenic as part of the preservation. This item came from a large natural science collection in Bognor built up by a collector called H.L.F.Guermonprez.
Historian	Rosalinda Hardiman
Previous Owners	H.L.F.Guermonprez. Acquired by museum in 1973
Special Memories
Artwork Image	0007-feather.jpg

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