ANTIQUE PRINTS of POULTRY

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POULTRY
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REFERENCE LIBRARY

ENGLISH FOWLS
FRENCH, POLISH, AND MISCELLANEOUS FOWLS
GAME FOWLS
MEDITERRANEAN FOWLS
BANTAM FOWLS
FOWLS OF THE PHEASANT FAMILY
DUCKS AND GEESE.

SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK CO., LONDON - c. 1920

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Some Background Information about the prints

These small prints are highly coloured, yet delicate and therefore very attractive to behold. Their detail is exquisite, each feather being depicted, some subtly and others being outlined in black. Those outlined in black do not appear to 'fit in' with the overall picture that they occupy. For example, the Polish Banthams: In this print there are seven birds that have the feathers shown with a delicate use of colour and two that appear flat in comparison. It appears as though a second person has drawn them into the image prior to printing, someone who has little knowledge of the use of colour and not the artist (Edwin Megargee) who originally painted them. This becomes more obvious when the print is studied further and black is only used as a tonal tool except in this circumstance. Luckily there are only a couple of prints displaying this.

The most striking example of the well constructed composition of these prints is that of the peacock (or pea fowl as it is described on the print) whose tail feathers trail down against a white wall which emphasizes the colour and complexity of the tail itself as well as expressing the proud demeanor of this magnificent bird.

The variety of poultry portrayed is extensive, as this book was originally intended for use by students studying this particular field. It is interesting to observe them in such different environments.

THIS IS A LIST OF THE PLATES
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ANCONAS.
ANDALUSIANS.
ASEEL and CORNISH GAMES.
AYLESBURY and PEKIN DUCKS.
BANTAMS Various breeds. SILKY. OLD-ENGLISH GAME. FRIZZLE. BOOTED and SULTAN.
BEARDED SILVER POLISH.
BLACK ORPINGTONS.
BLACK-BREASTED RED GAMES.
BRONZE TURKEYS.
BROWN LEGHORNS.
BUFF ORPINGTONS.
CANADIAN and AFRICAN GEESE.
COCHIN BANTAMS.
CREVECOEURS.
DARK and LIGHT BRAHMA BANTAMS.
DUCKLING. PYLE and WHITE BANTAMS.
EMDEN GEESE.
FAWN and WHITE + WHITE RUNNER DUCKS.
GAME BANTAMS.
HOUDANS.
LA FLECHE.
MALAY GAMES and BANTAMS.
MUSCOVY DUCKS.
NARRAGANSETT and BLACK TURKEYS.
PEACOCK and GUINEA FOWL.
POLISH BANTAMS.
ROSE-COMB and SEBRIGHT BANTAMS. (There is a large snail in the picture)
ROSE-COMB BUFF LEGHORNS.
ROSE-COMB WHITE MINORCAS.
ROUEN DUCKS.
SALMON FAVEROLLES.
SILVER DUCKWING GAMES.
SILVER-GRAY DORKINGS.
SINGLE-COMB BLACK MINORCAS.
SINGLE-COMB WHITE LEGHORNS.
TOULOUSE GEESE.
WHITE and BROWN CHINESE GEESE.
WHITE DORKINGS.
WHITE ORPINGTONS.
WHITE TURKEYS.
WHITE-CRESTED BLACK POLISH.
WHITE-FACED BLACK SPANISH.
YOKOHAMA and JAPANESE BANTAMS.

LINKS

Your may find the following to be of interest

Antique Prints of Poultry by Lewis Wright

Acorn Hollow Bantams (Poultry Links)

American Poultry Association On-Line

The Poultry Ring

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