![Victorian Taxidermy -Queen_Victoria, John Brown and 'Fyvie' ,_photographed_by_George_Washington_Wilson_(1863)](https://heritagegamemounts.com/wp-content/uploads/Queen_Victoria_photographed_by_George_Washington_Wilson_1863.jpg)
Victorian Taxidermy becomes Fashionable
![Teddy Roosevelt and other big game hunters began to commission Victorian taxidermists to preserve their trophies artfully](http://heritagegamemounts.com/wp-content/uploads/Heritage-Game-Mounts-Victorian-Taxidermy-Roosevelt.jpg)
Victorian Taxidermy came alive during the Victorian Era (1837-1901) when wealthy hunters, like Teddy Roosevelt, began to commission taxidermists such as Roland Ward to preserve their trophies for their fashionable libraries and sitting rooms.
![Victorian horse hoof silver inkwell ca 1878 at the Cantor Arts Center- Stanford University](http://heritagegamemounts.com/wp-content/uploads/Heritage_Game_Mounts_Victorian-Taxidermy-horse-hoof.jpg)
Trusty pets were honored in functional items of taxidermy to be placed among the sterling & cut glass.
Read more about how anthropomorphic taxidermy started a fashion trend on our post over at the Women’s Outdoor News