As the Olympic Games come to a close across the pond, our thematic sampler from the state’s collections must also come to an end… but we will keep up the guessing game from yesterday as we present you with one of Delaware’s gold historical treasures:
What do you think this treasure could be?
Tags: Collections, gold, Olympics
Biblical Bookmark?
Good guess, but this is actually a Victorian mourning fob. Today, the loss of a loved one is a very personal experience that we all handle in our own way, but mourning was more public and regimented process in the 19th century. This article from The Art of Mourning gives some good insight on the practice: http://artofmourning.com/2010/07/20/textiles-tuesday-19th-century-part-1/
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