A Clutch of Curiosities : Mr. Dermot Kingsley’s Living Mermaid of Atlantis “It’s sad how she died, really. All those men poking and prodding. Never really stopped to see if she’d survive it all, poor lamb. Now they keep her there, all dead and rotting. Don’t even seem to care so long as she keeps bringin’ in coins.” – Agnes Hawthorne, Laundress Porcelain, wire, china paint, angora fiber, cotton, steel