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How Many Kinds of Sweet Flowers Grow In an English Country Garden?

Posted on July 30, 2017 by maryannadair

‘In a Chelsea Garden’  (1913) oil on canvas (87.5 cm x 61 cm) Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England. While living in London, she married … Continue reading →

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This poor dog is stuffed!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by maryannadair

Taxidermy is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals for display or, for other sources of study. The term comes from the Greek for “arrangement of skin”.    A taxidermist (who conducts this type of work), may be … Continue reading →

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