THE FAMOUS TAXIDERMY WINGED KITTEN

With wire hanging hook, distressed

43 cm long

Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London.

This kitten was the first thing that greeted people as they entered the museum and is a spectacular example of ‘Bat Taxidermy’, it has been featured in publications on the subject.

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.