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The Victorian Variety ShowA Look Under the Skin of Victorian TaxidermyAlthough taxidermy predated the Victorian Era, this practice reached the peak of its popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I discuss ways in which taxidermy became accessible to the public during the Victorian Era, and consider what it meant on a cultural and social level.
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References
Brown, Thomas. The Taxidermists Manual. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.221209/page/n31/mode/2up
Burgan, Rebecca. “Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: How Dead Rodents Became the Darlings of the Victorian Elite.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/anthropomorphic-taxidermy-how-dead-rodents-became-the-darlings-of-the-victorian-elite
Cruikshank, Drew. “Victorian Taxidermy and the Peculiar Life of Walter Potter.” https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/202...
2022-05-2827 min