A Rare 19thC Infant Death Mask in a Large Period Glass Dome sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles within the original gilt composition

within the original gilt composition frame surviving from the third quarter of the nineteenth century

who sold the rights to the Tea Tray Company

Canvas Height: 10 inches

this bottle epitomises beautiful and charismatic boudoir paraphernalia

Whether the artist is of South American origin is unclear but clearly the subject is and works depicting females of this type are pretty scarce

A Rare 19thC Infant Death Mask in a Large Period Glass Dome sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles within the original gilt compositionOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 1890 Circumference of Head: 17 inches (at maximum) Height of Head: 4. 5 inches Dome Height: 19. 5 inches The life size infant thick plaster moulded death mask of an infant housed in a large period glass dome on ebonised base survives from the middle to late Victorian period. In original condition the mask does not suffer from any chips or cracks and as such is