Trophy Head

Object/Artifact

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Planting Fields

Name/Title

Trophy Head

Entry/Object ID

1955.002.030

Description

Age of Specimen: Adult Taxidermy mount of a head of an Oryx, or Gemsbok (previously identified as a gazelle). Long horn antlers. Soft tissues of nose and eyelines modeled in wax. Shaped over wooden form, with some plaster modeling. Mouth closed. Metal earliners and glass eyes. Prepared by, "...James Lippitt Clark (1883 - 1969), a well known taxidermist and artist who worked with Carl Akeley at The American Museum of Natural History and had a private studio in New York. He prepared specimens for Theodore Roosevelt and other prestigious clients." Excerpt taken from Natural Specimens Report by conservator, Catherine Hawks. Examination and assessment prepared in October of 2000. Treatment performed in September of 2002. Habitat: Desert Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Oryx Gazella Sex of Specimen: Unknown

Collection

Coe Hall

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1955.002.030

Source or Donor

Coe, William Robertson

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

James Lippitt Clark

Place

Continent

Africa

Notes

Date: Early 20th Century-c. 1920 Made: James Lippitt Clark Method of Preservation: Arsenic

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Embossed Metal Label on Wooden Form Below Neck

Transcription

MOUNTED BY/JAMES L. CLARK/NEW YORK

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Trophy Head

Dimensions

Height

39-3/8 in

Width

14-3/16 in

Diameter

21-1/4 in

Material

Natural Specimen: Animal Hide and Hair, Metal, Glass, Wood, Plaster, Horns, Plaste, Natural Specimen: Animal Hide

Location

Location

Wall

South Wall

Room

Gallery

Building

Coe Hall

Category

Permanent

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 21, 2006

Notes

In 2002 Catharine Hawks vacuumed with HEPA filtered vacuum, cleaned hair with ethanol/water on microfiber cleaning cloths and kimwipes, cleaned horns using soot removal sponges, then 50% ethanol/water solution. Cleaned metal earliners with 95% ethanol, cleaned ferrous metal hanging hardware with same. Coated hanging hardware and earliners using a thin solution of B-72 in reagent grade acetone, consolidated loose plaster under skin of nose and face using thing solution of B-72, made small fills in eyeline, made fills of Pliantex for backs of both ears, and reattached loose and lifted skin.

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Original to Coe Hall

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: William Robertson Coe Found: Coe Hall Last Owner: William Robertson Coe William Robertson Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 21, 2006

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

February 18, 2025