An Unusual 19thC Sarcophagus Ottoman c.1840-60 poa-item this must surely be it

this must surely be it – and it is all the more pertinent today

The Hanwell Asylum

There is an interesting label to the inside “Demo from…Professor

displaying an array of sixty-nine butterflies and moths from around the world

also with that same hint of smile

An Unusual 19thC Sarcophagus Ottoman c.1840-60 poa-item this must surely be itOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1840 60Height: 33 or 18. 5 at seatWidth: 45Depth: 18. 75The rather unusual scroll backed ottoman, of well proportioned waisted sarcophagus form, standing on concealed castors, the carcass being untouched and showing much of the original upholstery being tired, though original, the seat lid opening to reveal a vacant storage interior to a lower railed apron, and the whole surviving