Case of European Hawk Owl

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Digital Media Bank ID: 44809
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Description: This case containing one mounted Hawk Owl shows the specimen in a setting that is a recreation of its natural surroundings.

The bird was collected by a keeper near Chelmsford, Essex, in February 1913 and stuffed by Clarke of Cheltenham. It was purchased by Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe in the following April, and came to the Booth Museum with other birds from his collection.
Categories: Collections/ Natural Sciences  
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Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: CC BY-SA
Caption: Case of European Hawk Owl
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Type (of Object or Artwork): Cased taxidermy
Title (of Artwork / Object): Hawk Owl diorama
Creator (of Artwork / Object): Clarke of Cheltenham
Date Created (of Object / Artwork): 1913
Source (of Object / Artwork): Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Size: 465.09 KB; 2351 x 1422 pixels; 199 x 120 mm (print at 300 DPI);
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Linked Accession no.: BC207259
Date Created: Wed Nov 16 16:36:00 GMT 2005