[post_page_title]Another status symbol[/post_page_title]
In these times, including the Belle Époque era, which was so focused on art, taxidermy was a status symbol for high-profile families. If the other assets in the house were not proof enough, a large taxidermy ostrich stood in one room, to further demonstrate just how elite the de Florian’s were.
Two old stuffed toys of Porky the Pig and Mickey Mouse sat on the floor beside it, estimated to have been from before the Second World War.