Empress

Mixed Wing, G. Kelson, 1890s. Pattern as per George M. Kelson.

Tag: Silver twist and yellow Berlin wool
Tail: Four golden bird of paradise (or cock-of-the rock) and a thin strip of ibis and summer duck
Butt: Black Berlin wool
Body: Oval tinsel, two parts, and violet seal's fur, one part
Rib: Oval silver tinsel over seal's fur
Hackle: A violet cock's hackle over seal's fur
Throat: Blue hackle
Wings: Two strips of dark brown mottled turkey, golden pheasant tail, grey mottled turkey, two broad sections of swan dyed rose, peacock herl, Amhurst pheasant tail, and two toppings
Horns: Blue macaw
Sides: Jungle cock
Head: Black