CHAPTER VIII 



HEADS AND HORNS 



If one would look for the most ancient existing 

 antlers of the American moose — antlers acquired 

 by the hunter and not by the geologist — he would 

 probably find them in England. Queen Elizabeth 

 made a large collection of trophies of the chase 

 from all parts of her dominion. It was displayed 

 in the "Horn Room," near the Great Hall of 

 Hampton Court Palace, and was noted as one of the 

 finest collections of game heads in the kingdom, 

 where such collections have always been highly 

 prized. Officials in the transatlantic colonies 

 were charged with the duty of furnishing for the 

 royal collection such specimens as the American 

 forests could supply, and five sets of moose antlers 

 obtained in America at that time, and given places 

 in the collection, may be seen by the present-day 

 visitor to Hampton Court. 



After Henry VIII. 's great palace ceased to be a 

 royal residence, the Horn Room collection was 



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