Sunday, August 6, 2023

Genuine FAUX Cabinet Cards

 My sister is spiffying up display cabinets in the university science building she manages. She's very good with arranging curiosities and artifacts. Some of them have been donated by the family of a member on staff. He had a picture of his great-grandfather holding a skull in medical school, and here's the skull:


So I made vintagey looking cabinet cards & calligraphed information:



There were other pictures included, so I made cabinet cards for them as well:

Here are some close-ups of the cards:

Dr. Charles Bennett:

In medical school in Milwaukee, circa 1899:
"Alas!  Poor Yorick!" (Shakespeare ref)

This is great-grandmother Pearlie Bennett, his wife:
Lookit those mutton sleeves!  Soooooo much poof!

I miiiiiight do a tutorial or something. We'll see . . . .  :-)

Here's a 3-minute video flip-thru if you want to see them.




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