A Pair Of Early Victorian Elkington & Co Silver Plated Meat Cloches Formerly of Brislington House Lunatic Asylum c.1853

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A Pair Of Early Victorian Elkington & Co Silver Plated Meat Cloches Formerly of Brislington House Lunatic Asylum c.1853Origin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Brislington House Lunatic Asylum Date: c. 1853 Height: 9 Width: 14. 5 Depth: 11. 25 The pair of early Victorian silver plated meat cloches, previously of Brislington House Mental Asylum established by Dr Edward Long Fox (1761 1835) in 1806, each having the Fox family crest to the centre with handles in the form of engraved oak leaves and hallmarked for Elkington & Co for 1853. The cloches are in what

which are essentially permissions granted for the poster to be printed

Depth: 19” (all at top)

with inlaid gold stars over jet black

well modelled as The Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ

and we have seen comparable (though a lot later) examples following this design for pigeon carriers

5” high x 14” deep x 22” wide (the base 30

taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity

and the design is similar to that found around the doorway in the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro

To contemporaries it seemed to be the real attraction of his collection

Moving towards the outer part of the rug

Gibbons thrive on the abundant fruit trees in their tropical range

There are two small dents to the top and the makers name to the base has all but faded