Butterfly collector’s cabinet. A popular pastime particularly for gentlemen in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Entomologists collected vast numbers of insects and pinned them into specially made cabinets. Continues today but is less politically correct as cameras can preserve all of the detail without destroying the subject.

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Size: 4729px × 3698px
Location: South of England
Photo credit: © David Cole / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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