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Taxidermy

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 02 June 1908

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/18
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Oliphant notes that Ewart requested the Przewalski's foal to be sent to the taxidermist Rowland Ward, but he trusts they will not have another mishap as there is only one foal this year. He reports that Ewart's third Przewalski's mare foaled that morning, as well as the Mongolian pony, but the offspring are all males. He asks if Ewart would consider carrying out the experiment further.

Dates: 02 June 1908

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Marcus Beresford, 30 October 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/28
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Beresford gives Ewart permission to measure the skull of 'Persimmon', which he says he can pass on to Rowland Ward. He remarks that ''Persimmon' was one of the best horses that ever lived, whether he was descended from a zebra or a Himalayan donkey'.

Dates: 30 October 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 02 November 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/29
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Ridgeway writes concerning the confusion over the provenance of the Ward's zebra skin to which Ridgeway refers in a paper for the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. He asks Ewart to confirm that the skin came from the Lombori Hills, as Rowland Ward are now asking Ridgeway to settle the matter.

Dates: 02 November 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart on behalf of Rowland Ward Ltd, taxidemists, 14 August 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/23
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The letter writer informs Ewart that Rowland Ward Ltd has sent him the feet of a zebra which he thinks might be of particular interest as they are from the region of Lake [Hevern].

Dates: 14 August 1900