A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Like a vessel of glass

Like a vessel of glass

and sat on a pedestal

certain regions were more developed on elephants born in captivity

The cloak is very finely and profusely embroidered in gold thread all around the stand-up collar

small proportions

A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Like a vessel of glassOrigin: English South American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1910 The Case: Height: 14 inches Width: 18 inches Depth: 2 inches The glazed mahogany display case with hinged sides for access and off white interior housing a collection of exotic butterflies native to Britain and South America containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly and moth, mainly in monochrome colourings, surviving