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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

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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.


 

  • Period:
    • Price: £895.00
    • €1,028 Euro
    • $1,220 US Dollar
  • Location: England