A Sublime Museum Cased Taxidermy Female Teal c.1865-85, by R.Duncan of Newcastle Upon TyneOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1865 1885 The Case: Depth: 6 Width: 16 Height: 12 The beautifully preserved female teal duck (Anas Crecca) the specimen set upon a typical Duncan wooden block and housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case, the pine sides in the original painted black, the whole being beautifully unassuming with ivory paper backing, signed R. Duncan to the top left corner, and lacking