The Museum of Miniature Found Objects announces with great sadness the death of a circus troupe who were due yesterday to give an inaugural performance in the Winston Marsala Potts Ballroom. As members of an ancient fairground dynasty from Nuremberg, their loss has been keenly felt in the circus world. The tragic fatalities were caused by the recent bout of freezing weather. The acrobatic troupe, all performing fleas, were found dead in their box by ringmaster Ernestino Smith. When describing the tragedy, Smith wept, "I'll miss them all, especially Goliath!"
In tribute, the curators at the museum have created this floral memorial in the entrance foyer, in honour of the performers. The museum extends its deepest sympathies.
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Found objects:
= green plastic pepper: 1.09pm, Monday 7 January 2013, Highbury Crescent, north London;
= green plastic foliage: 6.15pm, Thursday 4 April 2013, Selfridge's basement, Oxford Street, central London;
= hairslide with pink fabric flower and yellow stamens: 9.04am, Tuesday 6 November 2012, Rangemoor Road, north London;
= pink fabric rose: 3.14pm, Monday 30 May 2011, Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris;
= pink paper pompoms on sticks: 10.46am, Saturday 8 September 2012, Lordship Road, north London;
= red Lego flower: 11.08pm, Friday 1 February 2013, Fairholt Road, north London;
= yellow fabric sunflower: 1.23pm, Wednesday 24 July 2012, Hungerford Bridge, central London.
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