Vintage Mortician’s Cooling Table Divination Tools Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6"

Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6" black frame with white background

Measures approximately 3"

and demonstrate various techniques used in medical photography including the daguerreotype

It soared in popularity during the 19th century

Vintage Mortician’s Cooling Table Divination Tools Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6"Cooling tables are wooden platforms on which a dead body would be temporarily stored and prepared for a funeral. Ice was placed beneath it to keep the body chilled, slowing the decomposition process. It could also be used to display the body for a viewing if the casket was not delivered in time. This cooling table folds up and has a handle, making it portable for morticians on house calls! Measures 1' 11" x 6' 3".