A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Macabre- Medicine By 1861 he was a

By 1861 he was a blacksmith living with his wife Charlotte

hall and umbrella stands were often made wholly of cast iron

coloured lamps were suspended from the ceiling

He altered the house which was known as Fonthill Redivivus redesigned the lake and built a temple and a pagoda

Normally there would be two or three of these cartaglorias placed on the altar

A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Macabre- Medicine By 1861 he was aOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1881 Width: 2. 5 Height: 1. 5 The Victorian silver 'trick' vesta case by William Summers of London, in 1881, the whole of oval form, the top with applied domed skeleton memento mori plaque, on an engine turned ground with invisible hinged cover, opened by pressing on one long edge, to a serrated striker plate to one side, the whole surviving from the high Victorian period. The vesta