Bristol Zoological Gardens: A Group of Twenty-Six Mid 20thC Enclosure Plaques c.1940-60 Example:Fallow Deer / Deposited by Mrs. Probert 16.2.51 the late Victorian painted pine

the late Victorian painted pine chest in buff cream paint with an earlier green undercoat

In his later years he was living on a farm at Cahors

very difficult to find and almost good enough to eat

It began as "Modern French" style in England in the 1820s

his advertisements clearly state that "Chas

Bristol Zoological Gardens: A Group of Twenty-Six Mid 20thC Enclosure Plaques c.1940-60 Example:Fallow Deer / Deposited by Mrs. Probert 16.2.51 the late Victorian painted pineOrigin: English Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Bristol Zoological Gardens, Bristol, England Date: c. 1940 60 The Larger: 6 wide x 3 high The Smaller: 6 wide x 1. 5 high Priced individually, the collection of twenty six original mid twentieth century animal enclosure plaque signs, the earliest being 1946 and latest 1955, each in jet black with yellow lettering or white with red lettering, imprinted with the animal's name, details and species in Latin,