Yale Center for British Art

Title:: The method of cutting up a stag.
Published / Created:: [London] : T. Durham, no. 34 Cockspur St., Charing Cross, Jany. 1st, 1793.
Physical Description:: 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 22.5 x 18 cm, on sheet 23.7 x 20 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
TS1960 .M48 1793+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:: Prints
Notes:: On laid paper.
An engraved diagram illustrating how to carve a stag into a haunch, neck, shoulder, breast, and chine. Below the image is a table listing the prices for various cuts of a buck or doe: from £1 11s 6d to £2 12s 6d for a haunch of a buck, with the prices for cuts of doe being considerably cheaper.
Subject Terms:: Meat cuts. | Butchers -- Great Britain. | Meat industry and trade -- Great Britain. | Meat cutting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Deer. | Deer hunting -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:: Engravings | Ephemera.
Contributors:: Durham, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.