Funeral Mutes Victorian England. about 1600, the mute had become a required attendant at the funerals of the english upper classes. during the victorian era, when funerals were an extravagant business, the family of the deceased would often hire a mute for the occasion. an unsentimental but quietly witty history lifts the veil on the business of bereavement and burial. the mutes, bearers, pages and other attendants of the funeral party also had to be properly dressed out for the funeral. The funeral of queen victoria in london in february 1901 © alamy. It would be unheard of today, and probably considered an extravagant expense, but during the. Revisiting the victorian and edwardian celebration of death; death in the victorian era part 9: 2 life, sickness and death;
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2 life, sickness and death; the mutes, bearers, pages and other attendants of the funeral party also had to be properly dressed out for the funeral. about 1600, the mute had become a required attendant at the funerals of the english upper classes. It would be unheard of today, and probably considered an extravagant expense, but during the. an unsentimental but quietly witty history lifts the veil on the business of bereavement and burial. Revisiting the victorian and edwardian celebration of death; death in the victorian era part 9: during the victorian era, when funerals were an extravagant business, the family of the deceased would often hire a mute for the occasion. The funeral of queen victoria in london in february 1901 © alamy.
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Funeral Mutes Victorian England The funeral of queen victoria in london in february 1901 © alamy. about 1600, the mute had become a required attendant at the funerals of the english upper classes. The funeral of queen victoria in london in february 1901 © alamy. Revisiting the victorian and edwardian celebration of death; the mutes, bearers, pages and other attendants of the funeral party also had to be properly dressed out for the funeral. an unsentimental but quietly witty history lifts the veil on the business of bereavement and burial. It would be unheard of today, and probably considered an extravagant expense, but during the. during the victorian era, when funerals were an extravagant business, the family of the deceased would often hire a mute for the occasion. death in the victorian era part 9: 2 life, sickness and death;