Some specimens of "Secesh" industry - intended for the London Exhibition of 1862, but unfortunately intercepted by the "Paper Blockade"
Summary
Images show: Goblet - made from a "Yankee's skull"; paperweight made from a "Yankee jaw bone"; reading desk made from a human skeleton; furs made from scalps and beards; necklace of "Yankee teeth"; head wreath of human teeth; cake basket made of human ribs; and bell handle made from bones of hand.
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 284 (1862 June 7), p. 368.
Collection of Skulls, bones and skeletons.
Nothing Found.
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skeletons
skulls
bones
teeth
periodical illustrations
wood engravings
specimens
secesh
industry
london
exhibition
london exhibition
paper
blockade
paper blockade
1862
england
great britain
19th century
victorian london
victorian era
victorian england
victorian britain
history of england
ultra high resolution
high resolution
harpers weekly
engraving
library of congress
Date
01/01/1862
in collections
Source
Library of Congress
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