Beresford's Fancy
Designed by Mr. R.H. Beresford
Pattern as per George M. Kelson
Dressed by Brian Ebert
United States


Tag:    Silver twist and claret-magenta floss silk
Tail:    Golden pheasant topping
Body:    Blue and orange floss silk divided equally
Ribs:    Fine oval silver tinsel
Hackle:    A natural black cock's hackle from second trun of blue silk
Throat:    Claret-magenta hackle and jay
Wings:    Golden pheasant tippet back to back, mixed sections of bustard, claret-magenta, blue, and orange dyed swan with mallard roof on top
Horns:    Blue macaw
Head:    Black herl in original pattern, in this case black thread head
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