CURIOUS MERCANTILE & SPECIMEN ARCHIVE
Mortimer & Gaunt catalogs the creatures left behind by a forgotten age—beings once sighted at the edge of lamplight, recorded in old accounts, and spoken of in hushed voices. The Skullery is our cabinet of their craniums: preserved specimens made to be examined, displayed, and collected.
From The Skullery
Mortimer & Gaunt specimen
Mounted beneath real glass on a dark wood base, the Common Hob is one of the more hostile-looking specimens in the archive. Its compact proportions make it easy to place among books and curiosities, though its heavy brow and pronounced teeth give it considerably more presence than its size would suggest.
Mortimer & Gaunt specimen
The Devonian Pixie is a remarkably delicate little specimen, its fine proportions made more curious beneath glass. Small enough to settle naturally into a crowded cabinet, it has a tendency to become the thing people notice first.
In 1848 Thomas Mortimer and Philibus Gaunt mistakenly sat down at the same empty table in the dark corner of an Edinborough pub just inside of Cooper’s Close. Due to the gloom, neither saw the other sit down until it was too late. Seeing conversation as the only polite solution to the awkward situation, a most curious relationship began.
