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Keeping death close

Scattering her father’s ashes, Lauren Entwistle found herself longing for something physical that proved he once was a living, breathing person. Here she reflects on the objects that help us to grieve and remember.

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A graveyard of plants for the people I love

Searching for her own ceremony to acknowledge the passing of her grandmother, Jennifer Neal turned to plants. The ritual she created was personal and loving, and celebrated life as well as acknowledging loss.

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  • Five cremation urns. Etching after J. Barbault.
  • Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A design for a pharmacy label with snakes, an alligator, symbols and urns. Pen drawing.
  • Ostia, Rome: columbaria for holding urns containing the ashes of the dead. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari, 192-.
  • Coat of arms: urns, crossed swords and motto. Watercolour and oil attributed to S. Jenner, ca. 1850 (?).
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and statues. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and cherubs. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Canary Islanders circling a fountain tree (Spathodea campanulata) and filling their urns with the water it secretes. Wood-engraving, ca. 1748.
  • Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Vienna: anatomical wax models, urns, etc. of the Josephinum in storage awaiting completion of the refurbishment. Photograph, 1964.
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