Red deer head
Peter Spicer (1839-1935)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Taxidermy red deer head mounted on a wooden shield
Place of origin
Leamington
Order this imageCollection
Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 1413241
Summary
A stuffed red deer head, mounted on a shield, as a trophy. Below the head is the inscription 'Knowstone Wood, Halfpenny Bridge'. The maker is Peter Spicer of Leamington.
Provenance
Transferred to Knightshayes from Overbecks in 2019. Originally part of our collection, more details pending.
Marks and inscriptions
On shield, below red deer head.: Knowstone Wood, Halfpenny Bridge
Makers and roles
Peter Spicer (1839-1935), taxidermist