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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Unknown Artist — Seated couple in mourning attire

Unknown Artist

Seated couple in mourning attire

1856

Dressed in formal mourning attire, this couple exemplifies Victorian grief culture and photography's important function in commemorating loss and preserving family memory.

Medium
daguerreotype, sixth plate

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