Antique post mortem tin type photograph of a child. In it's original pocketbook. The photo itself is a bit faded due to age and there is minimal wear to the pocketbook. Tragic and beautiful.
An antique post-mortem photograph kept inside a pocketbook or locket was a common Victorian and early 20th-century keepsake. Grieving families carried these small memorial pictures—often tintypes, CDVs (carte-de-visite), or celluloid prints—close to their hearts as a profound expression of love and remembrance, rather than a morbid token.
