Hidden Dimensions- Death

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Memento Mori
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Memento mori continued to be employed in art, and evolved, as this essay by Dan Meinwald discusses.

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Cotton Mather
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Cotton Mather was a clergyman from Boston who participated in the Salem witch trials.

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Blanket Chest
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Six-board chests, or blanket chests, were common pieces of early American furniture. This link provided a close up view of one of the chests in Chipstone's collection.

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Everyday objects were used as reminders of mortality, or memento mori, in 17th century Puritan New England. Ethan Laser, Chipstone curator, discusses how objects such as joined chairs, chests and cups, fulfilled this purpose. Hidden Dimensions is an exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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