Otter head
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Jun 1915
Materials
A taxidermy otter head mounted on a wooden shield as a trophy
Measurements
250 x 200 x 210 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 461391
Summary
A stuffed otter head, mounted on shield shaped plaque of polished wood, as a trophy. Gilded lettering below the head indicate the hunt, and place and date of kill. Inscribed - 'L.O.H [Llanayron Otter Hounds], Ystwyth June 1915'.
Provenance
An item from the Llanerchaeron collection, left to the National Trust in the will of John Powell Ponsonby Lewes in 1989
Marks and inscriptions
L.O.H, Ystwyth June 1915 (inscription)