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Colonel George Montagu was a noted early ornithologist and collector. He wrote the "Ornithological Dictionary" (1802) and Supplement of 24 Plates (1813). In 1816, many of his speicmens were acquired by the British Museum. By the time Bowdler Sharpe wrote his account of the Bird Collections at the British Museum in 1906, many of his pieces had fallen apart as a result of early taxidermy techniques. The Devizes Museum holds a collection of Montagu's taxidermy instruments.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
