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In memoriam card

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Postcard of In memoriam card.
000-100-067-832-C
© National Museums Scotland

In memoriam card

In memoriam cards were distributed to friends and relatives by bereaved families. This example is for Mary Beattie who died on the 17th January 1889, aged 44.

One of a collection of twenty five in memoriam cards

Ceremonies marking baptism, marriage and burials still often took place in the home in Victorian Scotland. New affordable products offered new ways of marking these occasions.


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Online ID: 000-100-067-832-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OR 60.11
Date: 1889
Material: Card
Dimensions: 75 mm H x 114 mm W
What: Card, in memoriam
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