Article ID: CBB869049515

Taxidermy Undertaken by Sheals of Belfast (2019)

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The Sheals taxidermy business in Belfast became famous for the quality of their work. Three of their order books survive, recording jobs done for named customers from January 1897 to December 1911, and January 1919 to January 1920 inclusive. Such records are extremely scarce as few taxidermists appear to have kept any regular paperwork until recent times, and little information has survived about such businesses from the heyday of commercial taxidermy. This paper reviews the types of taxidermy undertaken, species handled and the customer base for what became one of the leading taxidermists in Ireland, with an international reputation.

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Authors & Contributors
Adelman, Juliana
Anne van Weerden
Crane, Rosi
Larsson, Eleanor
Li-chuan Tai
Rothfels, Nigel
Concepts
Science and society
Taxidermy
Natural history
Societies; institutions; academies
Science education and teaching
Public understanding of science
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
17th century
Places
Ireland
Belfast, Ireland
Arctic regions
Lisbon (Portugal)
Queensland (Australia)
England
Institutions
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society
Catholic University of Ireland (Dublin)
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
British Association for the Advancement of Science
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