Inlaid box featuring an antlered deer, Menomonie, 1882. The majestic whitetail in the cartouche is a nine-point buck.  via: Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database Thanks to Beth A. Zinsli, native Wisconsinite and Ph.D. candidate in art history and visual culture studies at UW-Madison, for curating the blog this week!
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Inlaid box featuring an antlered deer, Menomonie, 1882. The majestic whitetail in the cartouche is a nine-point buck. 

via: Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database

Thanks to Beth A. Zinsli, native Wisconsinite and Ph.D. candidate in art history and visual culture studies at UW-Madison, for curating the blog this week!

Antler chandelier and wall sconce on view in the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Milwaukee.  Antlers often become trophies for deer hunters. In this case, deer antlers mounted with electric candles provide illumination and a rustic decorative touch to this interior. via: Cyril Colnik Archive, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
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Antler chandelier and wall sconce on view in the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Milwaukee. 

Antlers often become trophies for deer hunters. In this case, deer antlers mounted with electric candles provide illumination and a rustic decorative touch to this interior.

via: Cyril Colnik Archive, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

A deer camp in Wood County, ca. 1890.  Hunters pose with their rifles in front of a large harvest of white-tailed deer. via: McMillan Memorial Library  This week’s blog is curated by Beth A. Zinsli, a member of a large deer hunting clan from central Wisconsin. She was raised on venison, Colby cheese, and other typical Wisconsin fare. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in art history and visual culture studies at UW-Madison.
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A deer camp in Wood County, ca. 1890. 

Hunters pose with their rifles in front of a large harvest of white-tailed deer.

via: McMillan Memorial Library 

This week’s blog is curated by Beth A. Zinsli, a member of a large deer hunting clan from central Wisconsin. She was raised on venison, Colby cheese, and other typical Wisconsin fare. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in art history and visual culture studies at UW-Madison.

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