An Early 20thC Painted Pine Lepidopterist's Chest sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles consummate with its age

consummate with its age

knotted on a foundation of wool and cattle hair

and the reverse recently having been fastened with two clips

it has no signs of worm and there are no repairs evident

and Kurdish varieties are quite similar

An Early 20thC Painted Pine Lepidopterist's Chest sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles consummate with its ageOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900, the specimens collected c. 1910 1980 H: 11. 8 inches W: 13 inches D: 7. 8 inches A painted pine chest of four drawers, having knob handles and a skirt base; each drawer white lined with a sliding glass lid, in which are stored a total of 71 actual specimens of moths and butterflies. Examples include various whites, including the Orange Tip, Brimstone, Bath White, and