Description
Antique Pressed Brass Wardian Case in the Gothic Taste, 19th c., winged paw feet, h. 29 in., w. 26 in., d. 15 1/2 in. Note: The Wardian case was invented in 1829 by Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, after his collection of ferns was poisoned by London?s pollution. The cases were...