A Unique Late Victorian Leather Satchel; Heigham Hall Lunatic Asylum c.1890 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Endless possibilities

Endless possibilities

this shape was most popular in the early nineteenth century

A hugely decorative and attractive piece

the whole with moulded detailing

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A Unique Late Victorian Leather Satchel; Heigham Hall Lunatic Asylum c.1890 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Endless possibilitiesOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Heigham Hall Private Lunatic Asylum, Norwich, England Date: c. 1890 Width: 11 Height: 9 Depth: 1 The unique Victorian satchel or dispatch case in wonderfully supple quality leather hide, with leather strap, lock and belt slip to the reverse, adorned with an oval brass cartouche plaque being hand engraved Heigham Hall, referring to the private lunatic asylum in Norwich, England, the whole containing