An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Giant Tortoise Head; Dated to 1909 Ascension Island sub-Antiques emerald green etc

emerald green etc

(as we see here) though seldom red

written in black ink on vellum

painted with polychrome highlights in rust

An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Giant Tortoise Head; Dated to 1909 Ascension Island sub-Antiques emerald green etcOrigin: Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1909 Shield Height: 14. 5 inches Shield Width: 11 inches Depth (with Head): 11. 5 inches Presenting Colonel Merrill the giant tortoise, preserved and mounted in the Edwardian era upon a mahogany shield. Colonel Merrill was a giant of a creature at 280 kg and a giant of a personality. The volcanic island, Ascension Island, was garrisoned by the