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Dalis DecorA stuffed goat is a decorative feature in the bedroom of the surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989). Elsewhere in his house at Port Lligat, a stuffed bear served as a hallstand. Date: 06/08/1958
Stuffed Kittens LunchStuffed animals sit around a tiny table eating and drinking at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London, sadly sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Bear WaiterLord Suffield, having shot this bear in Russia, subjects it to the further indignity of being stuffed by Mr Ward and made to serve as a dumb waiter
Raphus cucullatus, dodoA mounted specimen of the extinct flightless bird, the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). The dodo lived on the island of Mauritius and became extinct during the late 1600s
Greedy HamsterA hamster with its pouches stuffed with food
Festive Nutty Squirrel 2Oh what an enormous nut for such a small squirrel. Festive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel nestling amongst the holly berries
Tunisia - Arab BazaarTunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns
The Famous Dolma Maker, ConstantinopleA Famous Dolma maker. Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions. The stuffing may or may not include meat
Reptile Gallery, November 1889The Reptile Gallery displayed a collection of stuffed specimens and skeletons of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tortoises
Festive Nutty SquirrelFestive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel posed on a branch decorated with holly berries
Advert / Lime Juice StowerTailor-made costume with a jacket with gored basques & gigot sleeves (leg-of-mutton) & a gored skirt, high stand- fall collar & tie, gauntlets & a hat with birds & bows
Festive Nutty Squirrel 5Festive tableau with a stuffed red squirrel about to ascend an ivy and holly berry clad tree in order to add to his winter nut hoard
Festive Nutty Squirrel 3Festive tableau with a stuffed red squirrel perched amongst the holly berries with his nut and pine cone hoard gathered in for the winter
BULLOCKs MUSEUM 1811Housed in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, William Bullocks miscellaneous collection is a popular attraction at a period when official museums hardly exist
Black Gang Chine, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight - Stuffed bearBlack Gang Chine amusement complex, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight - Stuffed bear and very brave young girl happy to accept its embrace. Date: circa 1930s
A stuffed and mounted Polar Bear at Somerleyton Hall near Lowerstoft, one of 57 bears shot in five weeks at Spitzbergen and in no-mans land by Sir Savile Crossley and Mr Arnold Pike. Date: 1905
Baby's First FriendsOil painting displaying a group of toys intended for a baby, including stuffed dogs and rabbit, two female dolls and a large white bird. Date: circa 1930
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot and ScrunchIllustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot sees Scrunch, the bulldog, in a glass case at the butcher's shop. "Fronting me, in a glass case, stood Scrunch." Date: 1895
Ermines table turningA group of lady ermines (which, to be honest, look more like ferrets) partake in some table turning during a sceance. One of a number of taxidermy tableaux featured in an article in The Girl's
Shop window display in Central LondonA mannequin and a stuffed bear in a clothes shop window in Central London. Date: circa 1960s
Suit of armour of the time of King James or Charles I. Quilted and stuffed, strengthened with jacked leather and covered with cinnamon coloured silk
Appetising and inexpensive dishes made with Beefex, a beef extract. Date: c. 1920s
Jumbo the elephant stuffedJumbos mannikin and the end result: celebrated elephant Jumbo is stuffed for posterity and continues touring with American showman P.T Barnum even in death. Date: 1886
Three Stuffed Trout Date: 1950
DRESSED VEGETABLESStuffed tomatoes - Vegetable Marrow a la creme - Spinach - Potato Croquettes - Haricot Beans - Tossed Mushrooms - Wafer Potatoes - New Carrots and White Sauce. Bon appetit! Date: circa 1900
STUFFED EGG SHIPSShip-shaped savoury boiled eggs, filled with egg yolks mixed with mayonnaise and cooked rice. Date: 1950s
JACKET POTATOESStuffed baked potatoes, an excellent supper dish for a cold evening. The potatoes can cook without attention and the filling can be left waiting until a moment before serving. Date: 1940s
STUFFED TOMATO SALADTomatoes stuffed with cottage cheese, served with watercress, lettuce, etc. Date: 1930s
EGG AND ONION SALADEgg and onion salad: Stuffed (with radishes or mushrooms?) eggs, onion rings, garden peas and sliced tomatoes. Date: 1960s
BEWICK AT WORKTHOMAS BEWICK The eminent engraver and his assistants making woodcuts of stuffed birds. Date: 1753 - 1828
Saola / Vu Quang Ox - stuffed Vietnam (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
Isobel Elsom with Tou TouEnglish Actress, Isobel Elsom (1893-1981), pictured in 1917 when she was about to star as Wendy in a new staging of Peter Pan at the New Theatre London in December 1917
Belgrave Hospital for Children, Clapham Road, LondonConvalescent children outdoors at Londons Belgrave Hospital. A nurse holds a baby. Amongst their playthings are a toy pram and stuffed animals. Date: Date unknown
Tyto alba, barn owlA mounted specimen of a barn owl (Tyto alba). Barn owls are well distributed in Europe, South America, U.S.A, Africa and Australia. There are 35 subspecies
Malaysia - Stuffed Tapir and Young - Perak Museum, Taiping. Date: circa 1920s
Stuffed dogs, Walter Potter Museum, LondonThree stuffed dogs sitting in a furnished room at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London. Sadly the museum was sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Stuffed dog, Walter Potter Museum, LondonA stuffed dog sitting at a writing desk in a furnished room at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London. Sadly the museum was sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Birds, flowers, fruit, figures under glass shades, Plate 76Birds, flowers, fruit, figures etc under glass shades, Plate 76. Date: circa 1880s
Spanish Stuffed BreadSpanished stuffed bread, made with olive oil, a spanish onion, butter, garlic, eggs and garnished with macaroni cheese, but looking rather like a pair of sandles! Date: 1960s
Girl and Baby BearThis adorable bear, born at the Paris zoo only a few months ago, is so tame that children are allowed to play with him. They much prefer him to a stuffed teddy bear! Date: early 1930s
Bullocks MuseumThe interior of the museum, in Piccadilly, London = the Pantherion contained stuffed animals and exotic creatures in glass cabinets. Date: circa 1820
Visiting Dress 1899Fawn coloured dress, bodice composed of alternate panels of lace & plaid fabric, tight sleeves gathered into a puff at the shoulders, diagonal insert of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899
Racegoers Fashions 1899Blue: tucked front & sleeves, wrap-over front, high pointed collar. Lilac tunic dress: dentate wrap over body, pointed & curved hems, flat braid trim, lace & belts. Date: 1899
Open Robe 1888Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888
Astrakan Costume 1885Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885
Autumn Dress 1899Grey & black dress: open bodice, embroidered revers with short cape, gored skirt with pleated panels contained to the knee with cords & buttons & flaring out below. 1899
Quixote - Flying HorseHe and Sancho take what they perceive to be an aerial voyage... on a wooden horse stuffed with fireworks Date: First published: 1605-15
Tasmanian Tiger on display, AustraliaTasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) on display (probably stuffed), in a garden in Australia. The species is believed to be extinct. Date: circa 1910
Paris Exhibition 1900 - Australia PavilionLantern slide of Australia in Paris Exhibition, showing paintings, fruit, and stuffed animals (marsupials). Part of Box 198 Paris Exhibition, coloured slide, no. 36 Date: 1889
Paris Exhibition 1900 - Stuffed Animals and PeltsLantern slide of Russia - in Paris Exhibition 1889, showing stuffed wild animals and pelts.. Part of Box 198 Paris Exhibition, coloured slide, no. 30 Date: 1889
Suffragette Ceramic TeapotA Ceramic teapot made in the Foley Intarsio ware, of a suffrage supporter or advocate of Womens Rights. The lid or cover has the face of a stereotypical, be-spectacled spinster
Goatskin shortages in 1915: humourous alternatives suggestedHirsuitabilities: A humourous suggestion from Edwin Morrow in responce to the possibility of a shortage in supply of goat skins for soldiers winter overcoats. Date: 1915
Pamela Peto by Madame YevondePamela, the daughter of Lieutenant Geoffrey and Mrs Peto photographed with a toy elephant by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1918
Interior at Denham Court, Denham, BuckinghamshireAmazing interior of the hall at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire, showing typical late Victorian, early Edwardina oppulance, with patterned wallpaper, statues, a portable organ, statuary
Decking the halls: Christmas decorations, 1871Women decorate the interior of a house at Christmas with festive greenery. A stags head is being festooned with garlands, whilst a ball of mistletoe hangs from the light. Date: 1871
Home-made toys for Christmas 1942Everyone is making toys. Noah never saw so many animals as are coming out of scrap-bags in every household for Christmas. The diagram given for the four animals shown are easy to follow. 1942
Patriotic British postcard, bayonet practice, WW1First World War patriotic postcard, showing an imaginary German soldier standing behind the dummy used for bayonet practice
Liberty toys, including a range of stuffed animals such as a llama, a raccoon, a horse, a cow, a hippo, an owl, an elephant and a sheep
Home-made dolly for Christmas 1944A cutie to make at home. Cut out pattern for a home-made dolly. 1944
Christmas StockingsYoung women workers with the large, commercial Christmas stockings they have made, stuffed with dolls and other goodies. Date: early 1930s
Large Christmas StockingTwo young women hanging up a huge Christmas stocking stuffed with presents and other goodies! Date: early 1930s
Stuffed Armoured DogA stuffed armoured dog on a plinth, Paris, France. Date: 1931
Getting their dead pet dog stuffedConversation overhead by sympathetic Old Lady " I ear your Billys dead, when are you goin tr bury im?" " We aint goin to bury im, we re goin ter ave im stuffed." Date: circa 1890s
Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dikOn display in the Natural History Museums whale and mammal gallery (number 24). Its common name, dik-dik (or dikdik) is thought to have dervied from the sound it makes whilst running
Taxidermists at work
Various Pyroderus scutatus subspecies in storage at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Gallery 5, TringThe Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Gallery 3, TringThe Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Collection of stuffed birdsCase of stuffed bird specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum atStuffed primate specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Tring Gallery 3Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
A satirical look at Germanys defeat in 1915" The New Year - By An Optimist" The mood is tongue in cheek, and yet there remains a hint of hopeful optimism in this cartoon by George Studdy
Woman selling Empanadas, ArgentinaWoman selling Empanadas (stuffed bread or pastry (baked or fried) - popular in many countries in Latin America) at San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina. Date: 1910s
aRDWOLFA stuffed Aardwolf, similar to a hyena, native to southern and eastern Africa, which feeds mainly on termites and insect larvae. Yellowish grey fur with black stripes. Date: 1930s
Stuffed dog mounted on a tree stump. The dog is a cross of a timber wolf and a collie that was found in a hunters trap, Grand Island, Lake Superior Date: 20th century
Initiation of the Grand Scot of the Sacred VaultsThe Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults initiation ceremony. Upon exiting a dark corridor, he is greeted by a (stuffed) lion holding a sword in its mouth
Poster, The Recruit Who Took To It Kindly. Showing an army recruit learning to use his bayonet and demolishing a row of stuffed sacks
Hungarian Boy - studio portait with bibleHungarian Boy - studio portait of this young lad, holding bible and standing before a table-mounted sign which reads In Memorium. Date: circa 1910
Two Caribou with locked antlersOn occasion, two caribou stags when fighting become so interlocked they are unable to seperate - consequently both animals perish
Bird on Nellies HatA fashionable hat of the period trimmed with a stuffed bird worn by May Ward - the dainty little comedienne. Date: 1906
Clear - A Native American man with bow & arrowsClear - A Native American man with extensive body painting, posing with bow and arrows and a spectacular headdress made from a whole stuffed parrot!
Some Guy by Frank NewbouldAn American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism
Relics of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875Engraving of relics and souvenirs of the Battle of Balaklava including: a Russian Helmet, a pioneers sword, a knapsack, a pipe, a drum, a bugle from Inkerman, a helmet, leather gauntlets
A Devonshire lace-makerLace-making was a typical cottage industry and could be carried out independently by women in their homes. The woman in the picture sits by the hearth in a cottage with a bolster-style pillow firmly
