Antique Cabinet Card CR Brooks Post-Mortem Baby Gown Flowers Post Hartford Minn
Cabinet Card

Antique Cabinet Card CR Brooks Post-Mortem Baby Gown Flowers Post Hartford Minn

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Condition
Used
Format
Cabinet Card · c. 1866–1920s
Listing location
Wichita, Kansas, US
Item ID
920052833551
Description

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Antique Cabinet Card CR Brooks Post-Mortem Baby Gown Flowers Post Hartford Minn

This antique cabinet card captures a poignant post-mortem portrait of a baby dressed in a delicate gown. The infant rests amidst a soft arrangement of flowers, a common Victorian practice intended to provide a final, peaceful memory for grieving families.

The stark composition bears the mark of the Brooks studio in Hartford, Minn. This piece offers a rare glimpse into late 19th-century mourning customs, making it a significant addition for historians focused on funerary photography and the intimate visual records of the post-mortem era.

A hauntingly beautiful testament to the history of Hartford, Minn, this cabinet card preserves the brief life of a baby in flowers.
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