A Pair of Late 19thC Memento Mori Sculpted & Painted Plaster Skulls sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There is a taped repair

There is a taped repair to the reverse and an old framers label for “GT Dimmocks

the elephant is very decorative

Basin Diameter: 18 inches

with his hands in his pockets

A Pair of Late 19thC Memento Mori Sculpted & Painted Plaster Skulls sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There is a taped repairOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1900Depth: 2. 5Height: 7. 5Width: 5. 5 (each)The probably unique pair of ochre painted plaster human skulls, each primitively sculpted with accentuated features and with flat backs and integral hanging hooks, the wholes with a good patination and surviving from late Victorian England. The skulls are complete without any major losses, the paintwork nicely worn as one would expect and