The Roles of Dolls and Death Kits in The Victorian Mourning Process

The Victorians didn’t play around when it came to death. In this episode, I look at how mourning dolls were created and their functions, and discuss the rationale behind “death kits” that were given to many children during this era. ***** References Brand, Kara. “The Eerie Story Behind Victorian Mourning Dolls.” https://the-line-up.com/victorian-mourning-dolls Cherrell, Kate. “The World of Victorian Grave Dolls.” https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/01/20/the-world-of-victorian-grave-dolls/ Hung, Louise. “Cabinet of Curiosities: Victorian Death Dolls.” https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/cabinet-of-curiosities-victorian-death-dolls/ Merriam-Webster. “Memento mori.” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memento%20mori Phaneuf. “Artist Creates Victorian Mourning Dolls to Honor Death.” https://phaneuf.net/blog/artist-creates-victorian-mourning-dolls-to-honor-death#:~:text=Artist%20Flo%20Kane%2C%20of%20Gasport%2C%20New%20York%2C%20hosts,the%20replicas%20of%20babies%20and%20children%20mentioned%20above. Quinn, Shannon. “10 Strange Mourning Items From The Victorian Era.” https://listverse.com/2017/11/28/10-strange-mourning-items-from-the-victorian-era/ Werther and Gray. “The Era of the Beautiful Death.” https://www.wertherandgray.com/blogs/news/the-era-of-the-beautiful-death-victorian-mourning-practices Wikipedia. “Reborn doll.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reborn_doll Wikipedia. “Victorian mourning dolls.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_mourning_dolls Woodyard, Chris, editor. The Victorian Book of the Dead. Kestrel Publications, 2014. ***** Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thevictorianvarietyshow I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate & review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, Spotify, Podchaser, or wherever you listen, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners!