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Description: | This is the original woodblock of the Eider Duck that is illustrated in the Laing Art Gallery's 1804 edition of Thomas Bewick's book, 'Water Birds'. The block is dated on the bottom 10 May 1800. The light and warm down of this duck was used to fill eiderdowns, the forerunners of today's duvets. Bewick notes Eider Ducks live in remote northern, frozen climates and includes in this, the Northumbrian Coast! | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1800 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Thomas Bewick | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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