Pulgas Vestidas (Fleas)
Stock No
TSFS1703
2016
- £895.00 For the Trio
- €1,028 Euro
- $1,220 US Dollar
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Item Description
Exquisite yet useless, a very rare trio of Pulgas vestidas (fleas)
The practice of dressing fleas is believed to have been started by Mexican nuns during the 19th century, and later became a way of making money from visiting tourists. They would have appealed as a curiosity, especially to the late Victorians, who had an obsession with anthropomorphism – animals or objects with human characteristics.
This trio would have come to the UK in or around the turn of the century, via tourists who acquired them on their travels.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Norfolk, England
Period
First quarter 20th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Norfolk, England
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)797 2775824
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