Let's see...it was over a decade ago so the memory is a bit dusty too.
The cabinet was a two story structure with a central atrium. All corners and walls were filled with old display cases stuffed full of natural wonders. Preserved birds of all kinds, including passenger pigeons, mounted animals, collections of tropical butterflies, local and distant artifacts, dinosaur trackways, fossils, Native people's items, tiny shoes for binding feet, I do believe there may have been a shrunken head, many bottles and jars of preserved oddities and specimens; the entire effect was extremely Victorian.
I remember the person giving the tour was very concerned about the future of the collection. We ended up not buying a farm in the Kingdom, so I never followed up on the cabinet's fate.
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The cabinet was a two story structure with a central atrium. All corners and walls were filled with old display cases stuffed full of natural wonders. Preserved birds of all kinds, including passenger pigeons, mounted animals, collections of tropical butterflies, local and distant artifacts, dinosaur trackways, fossils, Native people's items, tiny shoes for binding feet, I do believe there may have been a shrunken head, many bottles and jars of preserved oddities and specimens; the entire effect was extremely Victorian.
I remember the person giving the tour was very concerned about the future of the collection. We ended up not buying a farm in the Kingdom, so I never followed up on the cabinet's fate.