19th century papier-mâché anatomical bee and beetle models
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Tag Archives: victorian era
Morbid kid’s wear: A contemporary spin on hidden mothers and post-mortem photography by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm
The life of New Zealand’s latest criminal celebrity: the ridiculously photogenic Daniel Tohill (Lohill)
Daniel Tohill (incorrectly labelled as Daniel Lohill), born in 1881 in New Zealand. Charged with theft and sentenced to 4 months hard labor on 2 March 1908 in Napier. Photograph taken on 11 June 1908 by the New Zealand Police; image via the archives of the New Zealand Police Museum.
More hidden mothers in Victorian photography: post-mortem photographs or not?
GUEST POST: Mrs Marvel on ‘Things I’m Glad Are Out of Style’
Leeches! Leeches!! Leeches!!! A small collection of vintage advertisements for medical leeches
Business card for cuppers and leechers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 19th century. Via Life As A Human.
Leeches! Leeches!! Leeches!!! An excitable ad for fresh leeches from the Wanganui Dispensary. Wanganui Herald, 11 September 1867, pg 3. Via New Zealand National Library’s Papers Past.
A Map of a Woman’s Heart, 1833-1842
Those backward Victorians
This image puzzled me for days when I first saw it on Pinterest. Why would a Victorian photographer take a picture of this group facing the wrong way? Was it an accident? A modern photoshopped joke? A symbol of mourning? Some sort of feminist statement? Documentation of a photography studio?
In classic academic fashion, I was over thinking it. I’ve done some research on the image and the answer turned out to be deceptively simple. It is not a modern fake, but a genuine tintype from ca 1880, from the Andrew Daneman collection of American Tintypes (photographer unidentified). Can you guess why they are facing backward before you read the answer? (Answer after the jump!) Continue reading
