"isometric" pictures on VisualizeUs. Beach Scene by Enache Cristian at Coroflot found by Nick Brock on dec 22, 2011 Buy pictures with 20% off using the code: VISUALIZE20 Buy This Picture found by ShutterStock Buy This Picture found by ShutterStock Buy This Picture found by ShutterStock » 110 bookmarks Hotkeys: j / space - downk - uph - previousl - nextt - topy - home. "The Brading Collection of Taxidermy, Waxworks, Costume and Similar Items," Duke's Auction House, Dorset, April 13th (Today!) From the outside, it's an unremarkable industrial warehouse, home to Duke's Auction House.
But the stench of turpentine marks it out from the other buildings on the Grove Industrial Estate in Dorchester, Dorset. It's the first clue that inside lurks a haven of Victorian taxidermy.Step in, and you'll see a Bengali tiger on its hind legs, 8ft tall, lunging claws-first (and canines first) towards you. Behind him is a peacock, glorious tail splayed behind it.To the right are three zebras, a camel, baby rhinoceros and seven lions, the lioness twisted on the ground, sinking her incisors into a bloodied antelope.
The above quote and images are from the Daily Mail, which featured a well-illustrated article about the auction; You can read the full article--"Yetis, unicorns and even flying kittens: Inside the worlds zaniest zoo"--by clicking here. You can view the entire catalog of sale items--prepare to be astounded! --here. P.S. Random index. 19th-century pregnant dolls ::: Pink Tentacle. 12 May 2009 19th-century obstetric training doll - Wada Museum [+] In the 18th and 19th centuries, sideshow carnivals known as misemono were a popular form of entertainment for the sophisticated residents of Edo (present-day Tokyo).
The sideshows featured a myriad of educational and entertaining attractions designed to evoke a sense of wonder and satisfy a deep curiosity for the mysteries of life. One popular attraction was the pregnant doll. "Light-skinned" pregnant doll - Edo-Tokyo Museum [+] Although it is commonly believed that these dolls were created primarily to teach midwives how to deliver babies, evidence suggests they were also used for entertainment purposes. "Dark-skinned" pregnant doll - Edo-Tokyo Museum [+] For example, records from 1864 describe a popular show in Tokyo's Asakusa entertainment district that educated audiences about the human body. Baby doll - Edo-Tokyo Museum [+] Fetus model set (circa 1877) - Toyota Collection [+] [Source: Geijutsu Shincho magazine, July 2001] El Desván del Abuelito. "A History of Taxidermy: Art, Science and Bad Taste," An Illustrated Presentation By Dr. Pat Morris, Congress for Curious People, Coney Island Museum.
Tonight is night four of the Congress for Curious People! To celebrate, come to the Coney Island Museum at 7:00 PM to see Pat Morris--British biologist, collector, and self-publisher of several books on taxidermy--as he parses the world of taxidermy and asks, in a heavily illustrated lecture "is taxidermy art, science, or bad taste? " Pat Morris is a specialist on taxidermy of all sorts, and has literally written the book on Walter Potter, my favorite Victorian taxidermist, who's incredible tableaux "The Kitten Tea Party" and "The Death of Cock Robin (top and third down, respectively) you see above. Tonight his lecture will focus on the work and curiosity collection of Mr. Potter; he will also be selling (and signing, if you wish!) His difficult-to-come-by and amazing heavily-illustrated books about Potter's work, life, and curiosity collection.
Do you need further enticing to get you down to Coney Island tonight? Full details follow; hope to see you there! E N T O M O L O G Y on the Behance Network.