Role of Carriages and Funerals
insert image Hearse1900 manufactured by A.B. Greer of London Ontario.
Funerals were an important rituals in the Victoria era. With all the pomp and pageantry a family could afford, the deceased was laid to rest. The etiquette of morning was tied very closely to a formal social code of dress and behavior.
By the mid-19th century the hearse had evolved from a wagon draped with mourning cloth complete with carved pillars, urns, lamps and interior draperies. The glass panels in the sides of the hearses made the casket visible, thereby accentuating the ceremonial aspects of funerals. For many people, a hearse was the only elegant vehicle they ever got to ride in.
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