Post Mortem attire

[silverstealth]

Mortuary basket.

[silverstealth]

Cane Hill, Surrey.

[silverstealth]

St Mary's, former Asylum, Stannington

Hey all, more morbid photos:

http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/subject/medical.html

Oh how I enjoy the macabre!

Maybe of interest:

http://voyagesofdrfabre.blogspot.com/2007/05/medical-doctors-in-victorian-era.html

[Nurse Sarah]

dont forget the chalk!!

[Archaic]

Cigars and snappy bowler hats seem to be de rigeur for proper post-mortem attire.

[Nurse Sarah]

It feels like that sometimes...

[Suzi]

Are you???????!!!!!

[Nurse Sarah]

Starting from the bottom up!

[Suzi]

Some more goodies (!)

Feel a bit like this at the mo!

Love the 'er graffiti!!!..'No removing of gloves to roll cigarettes' !!!!!

[Nurse Sarah]

Oh dear, I never thought of that! Hope it isnt the father....dressed like that, he should be ashamed of himself!!!

[Archaic]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ztguuWm1yN.../card1001c.jpg

Antique 19th century cabinet card photo Post mortem student disection dated 1890. Medical doctor wannabess learn on human cadaver in school.

Marked on reverse, Dad At College 1890

- Oh, dear, I hope that's not him on the table!!!


Great finds, Sarah, I was looking for that 2nd photo you put up but couldn't find it; well done. Elizabeth's photos are terrific too.
'Morbid Anatomy' is one of my favorite websites.

Sarah, I attached your 'Dad at College, 1890' photo:

[Nurse Sarah]

It is isnt it?

I love the way they 'posed' them...and they still have their wedding bands on and sleeves rolled down...the moustaches are brilliant!

Its so fascinating an image...and shows so much about that era...

Not to mention the writing on the back of 'Dad at college' !!!!!

[silverstealth]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ztguuWm1yN.../card1001c.jpg

Antique 19th century cabinet card photo Post mortem student disection dated 1890. Medical doctor wannabess learn on human cadaver in school. Marked on reverse, Dad At College 1890

That is a most excellent image.

[Nurse Sarah]

I love the ones where they pose with the skeleton, I think most people would be slightly creeped out to do that, just goes to show the 'other side' of the Victorians...

Some of those corpses look a bit stale to say the least...pass the nosepegs!