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cracksillo: Victorian tear catchers, usually used by a widowed bride. Upon the day of the funeral, the widow would collect her tears into this small vial, and all the tears she cried in the first year over the loss of her husband, she would capture in this vile she would wear upon her neck. And on the anniversary of his death, she pours the preserved tears atop his gravesite.

cracksillo:

Victorian tear catchers, usually used by a widowed bride. Upon the day of the funeral, the widow would collect her tears into this small vial, and all the tears she cried in the first year over the loss of her husband, she would capture in this vile she would wear upon her neck. And on the anniversary of his death, she pours the preserved tears atop his gravesite.

(Source: the-collection-of-oddities)



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January 12, 2012, 7:01pm

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    I just cant help but think I would need a REALLY big vial, like HUGE. I cry a lot as it is, and if I ever lose someone...
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    these are beautiful.
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