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2018/15/8
Описание
2 feathers from a 'Black-Red Game' chicken. Game chickens are ornamental and used for exhibitions. The two feathers are grey and black/orange and described as 'hard feathering'. These feathers are from a group of feathers that are part of the David Scrivener Poultry Collection (archive ref. DX2159).
Физическое описание
2 feathers: feather, paper
Архивная история
Photographic prints – digital photograph of feather before acquisition, MERL miscellaneous note - According to Poultry Keeper website 'Modern Game Chickens originate in Great Britain. They came about thanks to the ban on cockfighting in 1849 because Game Fowl breeders started showing their birds in competitions instead.' https://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/modern-game-chickens/ [accessed 2018-02-15]
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