REST, W.H. Swan, Ludlow Vermont c. 1880s Funerary Memorial Cabinet Card wicker and glass The cradle itself it great

The cradle itself it great in its old creamy white paint

forever in wait of soles

Plus that period at the end

but the blocks themselves are in great shape--nice patina but very little paint loss

now a state

REST, W.H. Swan, Ludlow Vermont c. 1880s Funerary Memorial Cabinet Card wicker and glass The cradle itself it greatPerhaps in part because I was really tired when I found it, this one completely spoke to me! One does see a fair number of cabinet cards and stereoviews of funerary flower arrangements, but I think this is really a wonderful example, and rather a transcendent one too whatever the configuration of stand and pillow the memorial arrangement was set upon looks very much like a rocking chair to me, with the portrait mounted just at the spot where one might