Taxidermy Frog

A frog that has been stuffed. It is positioned that it looks like it is leaping. It is sitting on a test with a mother of pearl writing pad below.
Frog in the Blue Bedroom

Country of Origin: Canada
Year: ca. 1890
Materials: Frog, glass, horsehair, and thread 

Taxidermy animal life was popular in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. This frog is stuffed with horsehair and has glass eyes. While the exact provenance of this piece is not detailed in the Harris Papers, there are several photographic images of it (along with other amphibians and insects) taken by Milly Harris in what is now the Pink Bedroom.

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