Funeralia 30.10.2010
Coffin Technology
For those waiting for Symbolism Sunday or some sort of special spooky Halloween surprise (wherever did you get that idea?),…
Funeralia 02.09.2010
Getting a Creative Burial, Dancing on Joseph Grimaldi’s Grave
Considered the “the first whiteface clown”, Grimaldi shuffled off the mortal coil on 31 May 1837 and now his memorial…
Accessories 22.07.2010
Spotlight On: Bilston (Battersea?) Box
A colourful piece and a statement on mortality, this enamelled box doesn’t have the fine quality of the mourning piece,…
Collecting 15.07.2010
Spotlight On: Memorial Bilston Enamel Box
A famous area for producing enamel the second half of the 18th century, Bilston in was renowned for its artists…
Funeralia 08.07.2010
Spotlight On: 19th Century Mourning Picture Frame
This frame (with modern picture inserted) is an original memorial frame dated 1877. Take note of the urn and weeping…
Funeralia 07.07.2010
Spotlight On: 18th Century Portrait and Hairwork Frame
Hairwork memorials can come in many different forms, sometimes as mourning pieces and sometimes as love tokens. This, dating from…
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