AMU - Mounted Trophies! Version 1.0

AMU - Mounted Trophies!

The use of animal skins and innovations in methods for their preservation preceded taxidermy. Embalmed animals have been found along with in Egyptian mummies. Although the method of embalming incorporates the use of lifelike poses, it too is not considered as true taxidermy. In the middle ages, crude examples of taxidermy were displayed by astrologers and apothecaries. The earlist methods of preservation of birds for natural history cabinets were published in 1748 by Reaumur in France. Techniques for mounting were described in 1752 by M. B. Stollas. There were several pioneers of taxidermy in France, Germany and Denmark around this time. For a while clay was used to shape some of the soft parts but this would make specimens heavy. The golden age of taxidermy was during the Victorian era, when mounted animals became part of interior design and decor.

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