Victorian Mourning Locket with Child's Photo and Pressed Flowers Apothecary the first shots of the

the first shots of the Civil War were fired setting up what would become America's bloodiest war culminating in 750

Perfect for photos or a miniature plait of hair

just before the decline of inkwells thanks to the invention of the typewriter and the fountain pen

This lovely lapel pin is a wonderful remembrance of the entomological craze of the late 19th century

Additional Details Date: 1910s

Victorian Mourning Locket with Child's Photo and Pressed Flowers Apothecary the first shots of theWe made him ready for his rest, Flowers in his hair, and on his breast His little hands together prest. From "One Morn I Left Him in His Bed" Infant and childhood mortality rates were incredibly high during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. By the mid 1800s, more than 200 out of 1,000 children born died before their first birthday from disease or infections. In Victorian England, a shocking 16% of child deaths occurred from opium overdose, which was