Victorian Skull Ashtray
The Victorians were obsessed with death and the exotic. Medicine still hadn’t found a way to reliably determine if a person was dead, so Victorians were terrified of being buried alive. The British still ruled the world and their upper class loved traveling the world from Egypt to New Guinea. They returned to their English homes with all sorts of exotic souvenirs from skulls to Egyptian papyrus. These were often transformed into every day items. Human skulls could become every day home accessories such as bookends, lamps and ashtrays.
I’ve found skull ashtrays to be an ironic home accent. Skull Decor is really hot these days. Some of it could be Victorian inspired as well as Goth inspired. When you look at the Goth culture fashion, you do see a heavy Victorian influence. Both share the same fascination with the dead and undead! Of course skull ashtrays are important Halloween accessories, but you should use them throughout the year.
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