Animal
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paint, Wood
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339289
Summary
Box of 17 wooden model animals (not to known scale), hand carved and painted. the majority of the models are slightly damaged, missing ears, legs, etc. Also a selection of unidentifiable carcasses and limbs in polythene bags. The group comprises 2 reindeer (missing antler and left front leg on one); 2 wolves (broken hind leg); 1 leopard; 1 deer (ear missing); 1 donkey; 1 dog; 1 hyena (?); 1 rabbit; 1 fox (no brush); 1 sheep (damaged); 2 unidentified animals\(?); 1 headless? (The list ends here, is it complete?)
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.