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17th century memento mori ring showing a skull

Two-faced death ring

19 August 2013 by Chelsea Nichols

Categories: Curiosities, history, Museums • Tags: 17th century, death, face, gold, history, jewelry, memento mori, museum, ring, skull, unsettling

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Post mortem photograph of child on chair with hidden mother behind.

More hidden mothers in Victorian photography

5 July 2012 by Chelsea Nichols

Categories: Curiosities, history • Tags: death, hidden mothers, images, photography, unsettling, victorian era

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