Around ten years ago a superb exhibition entitled, I think, the "Victorian
Way of Death" was mounted at Elizabeth Bay House in Sydney Australia.

This exhibit contained fantastic funereal memorabilia from coffin plumes to
macabre hair lockets and jet jewellery. The old mansion designed by John
Vierge in 1838 was a remarkable backdrop for this very formal exhibition.It
was very well received by a fascinated public.

Can't remember who curated it, but the address/website of Elizabeth Bay
House is :
Postal Address
7 Onslow Avenue
Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011
Telephone
(02) 9356 3022
Facsimile
(02) 9357 7176
website
http://www.hht.nsw.gov.au/fmuseums.html


Alan Sisley
Director
Orange Regional Gallery
Orange NSW Australia 2800
Phone 61 02 63615136, Fax 61 02 63615100
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http://www.org.nsw.gov.au