European roe deer head
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Wooden mount with taxidermy roe deer head
Measurements
480 x 230 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 292265
Summary
Stuffed head of a roe deer with two small horns. The head is mounted full front, the ears are pricked and have marbled card stiffening inside them. Brown glass eyes. It has a slightly cracked nose. An oak shield-shaped mount with moulded edge and pointed crest.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.