Ogilvie Bird Collection.www.Taxidermy4cash.com

The museum has fine collection of mounted specimens from the Victorian era, with cases and mounts by Rowland Ward, Spicer and T.E Gunn. The most significant and spectacular collection is the Ogilvie Collection of mounted British birds formed by Fergus Menteith Ogilvie. The birds were mounted and cased by T E Gunn of Norwich, an acknowledged master taxidermist. The collection at Ipswich comprises 235 cases containing 770 specimens of 197 different species. The majority of birds are from Ogilvie's Suffolk estate (which extended from Minsmere to Thorpeness) and a family estate in Barcaldine, Argyll.



Thomas Edward Gunn was the chief taxidermist to this collection and over a period of years undertook the work. Lady Ogilvie donated the collection to Ipswich in 1918 upon the death of her husband. This collection is understood to be complete, in terms of the work produced by one taxidermists and also the collection of Fergus Ogilvie.



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