Trophy Head

Object/Artifact

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Planting Fields

Name/Title

Trophy Head

Entry/Object ID

1955.002.083

Description

Age of Specimen: Adult Wapiti (elk) or Red Deer (cervus elaphus) adult male taxidermy mount of head and 11-point antlers with soft tissues of nose modeled in wax. Skin shaped over an unidentified form. Mouth closed, glass eyes, probably painted on reverse. This elk was shot by William Robertson Coe in the early 1920's on one of several properties that he owned in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin. The specimen was treated in 2002 by conservator Catherine Hawks. Habitat: Forest-edge Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Cervus Elaphus Sex of Specimen: Male

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1955.002.083

Source or Donor

Coe, William Roberston

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Place

Location

Cody, Wyoming

Notes

Date: Early 20th Century Made: James Lippitt Clark Method of Preservation: Arsenic

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Trophy Head

Dimensions

Diameter

52 in

Accessories

Notes

Embossed Metal Seal: WYO./GAME TAG Octagonal metal tag stamped: "8844"

Material

Modeling Wax, Glass Eyes, Glass, Metal, Antlers, Wood a, Natural Specimen: Animal Hide and Antlers, Natural Specimen: Animal Hide and Hair, Wood

Location

Location

Room

Entrance Hall

Building

Main House

Category

Permanent

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Entrance Hall

Building

Main House

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 11, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 13, 2006

Notes

Treated by Catharine Hawks in 9/2002: Vacuumed with a HEPA filtered vacuum, cleaned hair surface and antlers. Cleaned wire and metal tag, painted synthetic hair, made fills around eyes and nose, reattached skin on nose, mouth and chin, consolidated plaster behind eyes, and coated hanging hardware, wire, seal, and metal tag.

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

[email protected]

Create Date

October 13, 2006

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 4, 2025