The story is set in London in 1850. Iris (Esme Corede-Mills) and her sister Ross (Mirren Mike) make a living by drawing dolls. She dreams of becoming an artist. Soon, she meets Silas, the taxidermist (Ina Hadwick), who owns a shop full of his work and Louis (George Webster), a member of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. As Iris began to challenge the concept of patriarchy, her world expanded and a dark story began.