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These photographs served less as a reminder of mortality then as a keepsake to remember the deseced. This was especially common with infants and young children, victorian era childhood morality rates were extremely high, and post mortem photograph might be the only image of the child the family ever had.
Children were often shown in repose on a couch or in a crib. Sometimes with a favorite to or other play thing. Most frequently with the mother. Adults were more commanly posed in chairs or even braced on specially designed frames. Flowers were also a common prop in post mortem photography of all types.
These photographs served less as a reminder of mortality then as a keepsake to remember the deseced. This was especially common with infants and young children, victorian era childhood morality rates were extremely high, and post mortem photograph might be the only image of the child the family ever had.
Children were often shown in repose on a couch or in a crib. Sometimes with a favorite to or other play thing. Most frequently with the mother. Adults were more commanly posed in chairs or even braced on specially designed frames. Flowers were also a common prop in post mortem photography of all types.
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