A Decorative 19thC Plaster Gilt Painted Architectural Lion Mask sub-Antiques now paled to a limed

now paled to a limed ivory

'Moorish' is a term first coined in the nineteenth century to describe Islamic North Africans

all of black silk taffeta trimmed with pierced ribbon and faced in canary yellow satin

The borders consist or a double arcade which sandwiches the main border of rosettes

A Decorative 19thC Plaster Gilt Painted Architectural Lion Mask sub-Antiques now paled to a limedOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 6. 75 inches Width: 5 inches Depth: 2 inches (all at maximum) The gilt painted plaster mask in the form of a roaring lion with deep rouge painted mouth agape and pierced holes for mounting survives from the late nineteenth century. The condition of the mask is good with no losses or chips aside from some wear to the nose and some loss to the edge of one of the