[NHCOLL-L:4430] RE: Taxidermy Question

[Demouthe, Jean]

I'll bet "tavern yellow" is the color something gets to be after it has hung over a bar in a small western town for 50 years.

J.D.

Dr. Jean F. DeMouthe
Senior Collections Manager for Geology
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California 94118
jdemouthe at calacademy.org<mailto:jdemouthe at calacademy.org>
(415) 379-5258



From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bryant, James
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:18 PM
To: karenjane.lloyd at gmail.com; NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4429] RE: Taxidermy Question

I suspect you're dealing with a cleaning/finishing spray-on product, like that shown at this site:
http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/product/103141/seybrite-trophy-cleaning-kit

I don't think I'd ever heard the term "tavern yellow"!

James M. Bryant

Curator of Natural History

Museum Department, City of Riverside

3580 Mission Inn Avenue

Riverside, CA 92501

(951) 826-5273

(951) 369-4970 FAX

jbryant at riversideca.gov

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From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Lloyd
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:16 PM
To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4427] Taxidermy Question


Dear all,

I have a question concerning a taxidermied large mammal.  The piece has been purchased for a museum that I am contracting with and as I understand it the piece came directly from a taxidermist.  The specimen appears to have some sort of oily coating on it that comes off to the touch and makes the fur feel like greasy , unwashed hair! Any ideas to what this could be and ideas to how best to remove the coating?

Thanks,

Karen Lloyd
Lloyd Museum Consulting
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