costume-and-construction: Amazing 1840s mourning dress at the Met Museum of Art.

costume-and-construction:

Amazing 1840s mourning dress at the Met Museum of Art.

Mourning Dress, 1872-74, The Met.

Mourning Dress, 1872-74, The Met.


West’s Mourning Hat, Met Museum, ca. 1888

Mourning Bonnet (American), MFA Boston, 1840-45

Mourning Bonnet (American), MFA Boston, 1840-45

Athenaeum 1861: Mourning Dress in Action!

I was being filmed by a German TV crew for German public television here. They’re doing a documentary on the South and the Athenaeum is going to be featured in it!

With my lovely friend Anne! We all wore full or half mourning clothing this day.

The Pillow family plot! Makes me sleepy.. yaaaawn :3

American mourning dress, Met Museum, c. 1867

American mourning dress, Met Museum, c. 1867

Mourning parasol, Met Museum, c. 1860s

Mourning parasol, Met Museum, c. 1860s

Irish mourning jewellery, Victoria & Albert, 1860

Irish mourning jewellery, Victoria & Albert, 1860

French mourning bracelet, V&A Museum, 1860

French mourning bracelet, V&A Museum, 1860

Half mourning dress, FIDM, 1897-1899

Half mourning dress, FIDM, 1897-1899


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