Jack the Ripper: A 19thC Horn Beaker; ‘Fair Maid Beware Whitechapel 1888’ sub-Art & Sculpture an influence for the evening

an influence for the evening bag was a small pouch wore at the waist of a rich lady where she would keep alms for the poor

The medieval Latin that we see inscribed here ‘Beata est anima eius' - Blessed is his/her soul' from Ecclesiasticus 34:17

There are some small holes here and there but the overall condition is pleasing

The family that owned this piece of furniture originally would have acquired it with the idea of it making them appear wealthier

Now demolished

Jack the Ripper: A 19thC Horn Beaker; ‘Fair Maid Beware Whitechapel 1888’ sub-Art & Sculpture an influence for the eveningOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1888 Diameter: 2. 5 Height: 4 The tactile beaker or cup, of typical form, crafted entirely in horn, and primitively engraved with the words fair maid beware whitechapel 1888, surviving from late Victorian England. The piece is in sound overall condition with some chips to the rim and nibbles to the base as photographed. The base shows some further engravings which are hard to