| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 103 |
Material
- Hook: b, bb, or No, 9, Limerick
- Tail: Small golden pheasant topping, veiled with kingfisher
- Tag: Yellow
- Body: Bronze peacock tail, tapered. Yellow
- Rib: Flat gold
- Hackle: Black cock, from center up
- Throat: Two turns of small spotted guinea
- Wing: Peacock sword, one or two toppings in the centre
- Head: Bronze herl
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Peacock |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - bronze colour peacock tail feather, rolled from the tail up, taper, ribbed with flat gold, yellow tag at tail and shoulder. Legs - black cock hackle, struck from the centre up, with two rolls of a small spotted guinea hen back feather. Wings - sword feather of the peacock tail, with a topping in the centre (two toppings would suit better). Head - bronze harl. Tail a small topping, and blue kingfisher at the root. - Hook b, b b, or No, 9, Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Small |
Natural |
|
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather
Veiling for topping |
Blue | |
| Tag | Silk | Yellow | |
| Body |
Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather - Tail
Tapered |
Bronze |
| Pig | Wool | Yellow | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Flat | Gold | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
From center |
Black |
| Throat | Guinea |
Feather
Small spotted, two turns |
Natural |
| Wing |
Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites Swords |
Feather | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
One or two |
Natural | |
| Head | Herl | Bronze |
Materials in pattern
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