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Picture No |
10164041 |
Date |
early 1930s |
Description |
Tear Bottles 1930s |
Details |
A young woman creating a tear bottle display, a mourning custom dating from Ancient Rome and Egypt, when mourners would bottle their tears for burial with their loved ones. |
Source |
Unattributed photograph for Barnaby's Studios Ltd |
Credit Line |
Mary Evans Picture Library |
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