Antique Death Memorials

I've never seen anything like these before - antique death memorials. I imagine they would have cost a bit of money back in the day for these with the frame. The largest is 32" x 19".
#1 is hard to read
In Loving Memory of My Dear Mother & Bro
Sarah Ann Corkum
Died Aug 8 1908 75 yrs
Charles Rufus
I can't make out what is printed under his name
#2
William Armstrong
Died April 13th 1899
Aged 10 months
Also
William G Armstrong
Died Oct 1 1900
Aged 2 months and 5 days
#3
In Loving Remembrance of Our Darling Daughter
Ilona Bristol
Died April 13 1877
Aged 8 years 2 Months, 11 Days

I can't imagine trying to ship these so I'll have to try locally.

 

they're beautiful....but....dead babies.....owwwww....yuk !!!

 

I have seen smaller cards printed like this. They were common. I haven't seen a larger format, framed like this. It seems to be a typical kind if design from that time period.

 

Sad but a nice remembrance of them.
did you notice the boys had the same name
thanks fig!

 

it was common ...long time ago...when lives were cut short to name the next kid....with the same name.....and different initial ...in honor and memory.....and that's creepy too !

 

I found a small card with exquisite cut out art in my 2X great grandfather's bible, in memory of a young girl (13th year of her age when she died in the early 1870's) whose surname was the same as his but whom I have been totally unable to find in either English or American records (he was born in London and emigrated to New York City in 1842.) I was so hoping that finding some record of her would help me locate other members of his family.

I have other "memorial cards" but nothing even close to the size of these!

 

thanks bakers

They are very impressive in person.

 

I seem to recall that certain churches and funeral homes once offered a choice of designs like these, which were then printed with the details of the specific deceased person.

They also offered similar for baptisms, weddings & probably other significant events. (I have a 25th wedding anniversary one for my great-great grandparents. It's large and framed in an oval gilt frame with a huge piece of convex glass - probably about 32" tall x 20" wide)

(And yes, just about impossible to ship! Heck, mine was just about impossible to MOVE!)

 

Maybe they liked the name Didn't George Foreman name his kids George?

Thanks SBSVC! That sounds like a nice piece you have
Yes, I should really think about shipping before I buy stuff, but I really like these so if they hang around that is fine.

 

I've found several occasions on which the reuse of a deceased child's name was the only way I could figure out when the first of the name passed on.

 

I love these, I wish you were local to me.

 

Wow, they are incredible. Never seen similar. Beautiful.

 

I wish I was local as well! Gad I'd love to have them just for decor in the shop. Gorgeous things!

 

Thanks folks! I wish you were local too I was hoping to sell them locally but I don't think that will happen. Folks don't like them, think they are morbid. I will have to take them to auction next time I go to Vancouver.

I have them in our store, I think they are lovely too

 

Vancouver where??? Maybe I am local....

 

I'm on Vancouver Island, but would take them to Vancouver for an auction there or maybe the antique flea market in July.