Ornament

Description
Large painted wooden butterfly. The butterfly has a black body and black edges around the wings. It also has red on the wings and a number of white dots are also scattered on the wings. There are three green stripes near both wing tips. The colour scheme is very similar to a Monarch butterfly.
The butterfly is mounted on a black wooden base and the body has a hole drilled in it.
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Object detail

Classification
Commercial Domestic Art/Art Object
Credit line
The butterfly was purchased at a car boot sale held in the car park of The Mill in 2004.
Accession number
PA2005.198
Collection type
Social History
Material
Wood

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