Thank you so much! I think it's so hard to comprehend because we essentially have cameras in our pockets now and photos are so prevalent. But back then, a photo was taken only on a noted occasion, and sometimes post-mortem images were all a family had to remember a loved one. I find them really beautiful when viewed in that context.
Amazing! I've seen my fair share of these porcelain grave photos, but had no idea they dated back to mid nineteenth century. Very cool!
Yay!! They really are such incredible and haunting time capsules!
Thank you so much! I think it's so hard to comprehend because we essentially have cameras in our pockets now and photos are so prevalent. But back then, a photo was taken only on a noted occasion, and sometimes post-mortem images were all a family had to remember a loved one. I find them really beautiful when viewed in that context.