A Rare 19thC Infant Death Mask in a Large Period Glass Dome sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The Six Individual Cases: 9

The Six Individual Cases: 9 inches x 7 inches each

The second and third bottles contained variants of Bismuth (Subnitrate and a misturae or mixture) which is found mostly in metallic state as small veins in rocks

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

these bottles are hand painted with numbers 29

and swing footrest under

A Rare 19thC Infant Death Mask in a Large Period Glass Dome sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The Six Individual Cases: 9Origin: 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