The cabinet catalogue
The Reliquary
The collection is never quite arranged the same way twice. Six objects have been drawn from the cabinets for your examination.
The Silver Requiem Vessel
A baroque apothecary bubble jar framed in silver and sealed around black water drawn from the River Styx.
Open the recordThe Lion That Guarded the Wrong Door
A red-and-gold guardian lion commissioned to keep wickedness outside, but determined to confront dishonesty within its own household.
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The Owl at the Threshold
An iron owl door knocker that does not keep intruders out, but reminds the presence inside that it was never invited to leave.
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The Three Singing Pumpkins
Three jack-o'-lanterns containing Harold, Clarence, and Albert, condemned by Margery to sing through the Halloween night.
Open the recordThe Three Oracles
Three crystal spheres imprisoning gifted sisters: one in hollow splendor, one in unending regret, and Leota in service to the living and the dead.
Open the recordThe Bitter Cup of Lady Chamberland
A fine porcelain teacup whose black, bitter contents repeat the cruel words spoken by its owner and refuse to remain empty.
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