THE VEILED MIRROR: VICTORIAN MOURNING, SECRET SOCIETIES & ABANDONED BUILDINGS | Antiquarians | Kath & Olivia

Kathryn Parker & Olivia Lloyd are owners of The Veiled Mirror, an online store of antique jewelry & curiosities with a penchant for the romantic, dark and macabre based out of Richmond, Virginia. To start this tour of Victorian culture [1837-1901], we begin with a crafting fad, ornate floral wreaths made of human hair. From there we touch on mourning etiquette; the comical paraphernalia of secret society initiations; The Aesthetic Movement; showing off with a pineapple; & the accessories of women's fashion as eccentric as live insects. Switching to the personal, the ladies share a handful of haunting anecdotes; one about researching a man's calling card found in a bin of 1920's clothing; another about unwittingly removing a "witch bottle" from an abandoned farm house. We end on further memories of urban exploration.  Follow The Veiled Mirror on Instagram & check out their website's current collection at theveiledmirror.com.Music Provided by The Library of Congress"The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done"Performed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina & Trinity Quartet"War Song of the Normans"Crusades HymnPerformed by Reinald Werrenrath & Victor Male Chorus"Black-Eyed Blues"Composed by Don KendallPerformed by Roy Bargy & Benson Orchestra of Chicago"The Green Fields of Virginia"Ford, Ward H., performerCowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995, collector."Nina Gitana"Composed by Reginald De KovenPerformed by Reed MillerSupport Our Numinous Nature on Patreon.Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on InstagramCheck out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my artContact: [email protected]