Arsenic in the Victorian era was very common in everyday objects. Starting with inspiration of the color of emerald green's deadly history, I began to research more about the uses of arsenic during the Victorian age. Arsenic was commonly found in insecticides, in meat to repel flies, stamps and in green pigments used to dye garments or paint for wallpaper. This table cloth is inspired by arsenics deadly past in our everyday objects.
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