Merchant's House Museum
Virtual Museum
Recreating a 19th-Century Postmortem Photograph
In July 2007, artist Hal Hirshorn took a series of 19th-century style mourning photographs in the front parlor of the Merchant’s House Museum.
Posted October 2009
The Golden Age of Valentines
Ornate and extravagant paper Valentines reached their zenith in America during the second half of the 19th century. Victorian sentimentalism, combined with advancing print technology, fostered an outpouring of home-made and manufactured cards.
Posted February 2008