L'Inconnue de la Seine home Moth specimen (Attacus atlas ♀

Moth specimen (Attacus atlas ♀ - Philippines) mounted behind glass on acid-free paper in a black wooden shadow box

Beetle specimens (Chrysophora chrysochlora ♂♀ - Peru) mounted on acid-free paper in a black wooden shadow box

Beech wood with black stainless steel rods and cord

H: approx 17cm

5cm x 10cm x 7

L'Inconnue de la Seine home Moth specimen (Attacus atlas ♀Vintage porcelain mask, matte finish. H: 14cm L'Inconnue de la Seine (the unknown woman of the Seine) was an unidentified young woman whose body was pulled from the Seine River in the late 1880's. Because she could not be identified, a death mask was made, as was customary at the time. The young woman's ethereal smile and delicate beauty added to the mystery of her death. Her death mask became a popular fixture on the walls of artists' homes after