Orig Vict Post Mortem Baby & Mother 1/6 Plate Daguerreotype Photo - Color Tinted
Orig Vict Post Mortem Baby & Mother 1/6 Plate Daguerreotype Photo - Color Tinted
| Product Code: | m2121991 |
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Original Victortorian Post Mortem Baby holding Mother's hand one last time 1/6 Plate Daguerreotype Photo - Color Tinted. The Mother's in typical mouning clothing and has color tinted cheeks and necklace. I believe the baby's face could also be tinted. The baby photo portion shows the eyes almost completely rolled back and left side of the face has drooped. I was taken away by the hand staging showing a deeply emotional pose of the mother and baby sharing that personal last moment. The ornate claw clasp and lock receptacle are intact. The opposite side hinge is missing. This is a very special piece. I was not able to obtain the area that the photo or photographer information from the auction house near Boston that I purchased the dag from. Shipped with USPS First Class.
Photographs of loved ones taken after they died may seem morbid to modern sensibilities. But in Victorian England, they became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of grief.
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| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > 100 years or older |
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| Condition | Good |