View in a Space
unquiet end
by Peter Long
Ink on white cartridge paper (Edition of 7, signed. Sheet size 28x33 cms, fits standard 28x33 cms/11x13 inch frame)
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h 19 x w 15 cm h 7.5 x w 5.9 in |
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Description
The village of Happisburgh sits on a cliff edge by the North coast of Norfolk, England. Lifelong resident Jonathan Balls died at the age of 82 and being a person of ill-repute, was buried at a crossroad, away from consecrated ground, in accordance with local lore. Later, in a murder investigation Norfolk Coroner's ordered his disinterment in 1846 and concluded that he had been poisoned by arsenic. He had been buried with a Bible, a plum pudding, a poker and a pair of coal tongues. It was widely assumed that he had used arsenic to poison several members of his family and others in the village, before finally dying by the same means himself.
The matter of the dead being buried with objects dates back to at least the times of Ancient Egypt. It may be assumed that added artefacts are something to do with the nature or preoccupation of the deceased. One can ponder what any of it may mean but such things are usually a personal or family secret, never explained or to do with any formal belief or popular tradition.
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