Fox mask
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Animal hair, skin, wood and metal
Measurements
Height 240 mm; Width 180 mm; Depth 230 mm
Place of origin
Monmouthshire
Order this imageCollection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1551047
Summary
A stuffed fox mask, with red fur and mouth open, mounted on a simple wooden shield-shaped back plate. Care instructions on rear.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse: A. W. ECUTT / NATURALIST AND TAXIDERMIST / LINDUM / 30, HIGH CROSS LANE, ROGERSTONE, MON / -195- Reverse: To prevent this trophy / being ruined by moth / keep well brushed and / sprinkle frequently with / petrol or methylated / spirit or D.D.T.