Victorian Snake Print1850s natural history engraving in black and white depicting wriggling snakes. Presented in a Victorian frame from the same period whose design mimics the curving bodies of the snakes.

the D‘Oyly Carte Opera Company hoped to bring it to America

At the center is a hand colored scene depicting women getting music lessons

Wilde & his friends were known to wear a green carnation in their buttonholes

Some minor wear to both frame and lithograph associated with age but displays beautifully

Modern science has more or less debunked this- Absinthe is 80 proof and was the cheapest thing available

Some flaking to the metal tops of the shakers and one crystal stopper has a chip on the part that sits inside the bottle

She’s a 10

They contain everything a priest would need to administer the last rites to the dying: A crucifix

the book became hugely influential on the design and format of children’s books in decades to come

minor chipping to paint

Measures about 27” tall and 11” wide

Very unusual