Red fox head
attributed to J. Hutchings
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
3 Mar 1891
Materials
Taxidermy fox head mounted on a wooden shield as a plaque
Measurements
350 x 220 x 200 mm
Place of origin
Aberystwyth
Order this imageCollection
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 461394
Summary
Stuffed fox mask head, mounted on shield-shaped wooden plaque, as a trophy. Gilded lettering below the head reads 'Mr Pryses' Hounds, Craig Y Pistill, March 3rd 1891'. On the reverse of the plaque is a white label, denticulate border with black print. Label reads 'J. Hutchings, Naturalist and Gun Maker, Aberystwyth'.
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
J. Hutchings, Naturalist and Gun Maker, Aberystwyth (black print)
Makers and roles
attributed to J. Hutchings, taxidermist