No, this isn’t about any of my loved ones or family members…at least I don’t think it is, though the things I’ll share were commonly practiced a few generations ago and beyond. It’s about how people remembered those they loved…when they were dead…through photos and “death masks”.
I came upon all of this quite by accident when going through some old photographs. I didn’t know what I was looking at and did some research online, and through searches on eBay where I sell old paper items.
There is a death mask pictured here, this was a way of preserving a persons features after they had passed, a casting was taken in plaster or wax. Another way people remembered those that passed that is even more peculiar is through photographs…with the person dressed and standing with a stand, sometimes posing with a wife or husband, or a mother sitting and holding her deceased child…I know, it all sounds quite depressing, but I think I handled the subject much better here – Death Masks and Post-Mortem Photos – stop by for a visit if you have a moment.
