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Animals Index

Explore the animal classification system used throughout the Bestiaire. Expand each family to browse related categories and preview representative objects.

  1. Animals Animal hierarchy
    1. Marine Invertebrates Marine records
      1. Crustaceans Platter records
      2. Echinoderms Echinoderm motifs
      3. Cephalopods Cephalopod motifs
      4. Jellyfish & Medusae Cachepot records
      5. Coral Vase records
      6. Shell-Bearing Mollusks Platter and tureen records
    2. Terrestrial Invertebrates Terrestrial records
      1. Insects Insect motifs
      2. Arachnids Arachnid motifs
      3. Gastropods Gastropod motifs
    3. Fish Freshwater · marine
      1. Freshwater Fish Chargers · waves
      2. Marine Fish Tureens · service
    4. Reptiles & Amphibians Terrestrial · liminal
      1. Frogs & Toads Frog and toad motifs
      2. Lizards & Salamanders Lizard and salamander motifs
      3. Turtles & Tortoises Turtle and tortoise motifs
      4. Snakes Snake motifs
    5. Birds Land · water
      1. Land & Aerial Birds Bird motifs
      2. Waterfowl & Aquatic Birds Waterfowl motifs
    6. Mammals Mammal records
      1. Primates Subgroup
      2. Bats Bat motifs
      3. Small Mammals Subgroup
      4. Ungulates and Hoofed Mammals Subgroup
      5. Marsupials Subgroup
      6. Wild Carnivores Subgroup
      7. Domestic Companions Subgroup
    7. Fantastical Creatures Fantastical motifs
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All classification rooms

Every animal category record in the archive. Rooms added in admin appear here automatically.

Crustaceans
Renoleau · Crab Wall Platter · tin-glazed earthenware
Echinoderms
Laurent-Desrousseaux · Starfish Vase · glazed stoneware
Cephalopods
Gaziello · Octopus Tentacles Vase · luster-glazed earthenware
Arachnids
Voisin-Delacroix for Dalpayrat · Spider & Web Vase · glazed stoneware
Insects
Gallé · Crescent Moon & Moths · tin-glazed earthenware
Gastropods
Metthey · Snail Vase · glazed stoneware
Fish
Navigate freshwater and marine collections
Fresh-Water Fish
Dammouse · Koi and Waves Charger · glazed stoneware
Marine Fish
Lachenal · Sculptural Fish Tureen · enameled earthenware
Reptiles & Amphibians
Frogs, lizards, turtles, snakes — the liminal cabinet
Frogs & Toads
Bieuville · Frogs on Handled Vase · glazed stoneware
Lizards & Salamanders
Prudhomme & Jeanneney · Frog & Lizard Vessel · glazed stoneware
Turtles & Tortoises
Roche for Émile Muller · “La Tortue” foot warmer · glazed stoneware
Snakes
Manneville for Bigot · Snake Drinking from a Chanterelle · glazed stoneware
Birds
Delaherche · Peacock Feather Plate · glazed stoneware
Mammals
Massier · Monumental Bats Vase · luster-glazed earthenware
Fantastical Creatures
Ringel d’Illzach · Batrachian Chimera · glazed stoneware
Bats
Massier · Monumental Bats Vase · luster-glazed earthenware
Land & Aerial Birds
Delaherche · Peacock Feather Plate · glazed stoneware