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1876 widow snark.
A Fifth avenue widow informed a friend at the funeral that she couldn’t tell whether she would wear mourning or not until her husband’s will was read.

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2022-07-02

Scene in my office as I try to finish a book proposal.
Sir Thomas Browne, Gwen Raverat, 1910
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2022-06-22

Fan painted primarily in grey and black, showing mourners at graves, c. 1830
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2022-06-13


The Plague Pit, John Franklin, illustration from 'Old St. Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire,' W.H. Ainsworth, 1847
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2022-04-21

The mourning walk: walking dresses for the bereaved, 1818, 1830, 1857, 1875
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2022-04-19

1883 widow snark:
To destroy weeds—introduce your widow to a bachelor and let nature take its course.

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2022-03-29

The fascinating world of wire funeral flower frames.

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2022-01-27

Death says please drink responsibly this
The Last Drop, Thomas Rowlandson, 1801

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2022-01-01

Died 1861, Albert Prince Consort. Post-mortem photograph taken 16 December 1861 by William Bambridge.
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2021-12-15

"Pearls mean tears" also applies to the tears of mourning. Pearls are used to symbolise grief in mourning jewels.
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Cowans Auctions
Skinner Auctions

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2021-11-11

Early 1880s all-crape mourning bonnet. 1883 mourning costume
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2021-11-07

A white-draped Mexican street-car hearse used for children, Mexico City, 1912

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2021-11-01

Executed in 1915, nurse Edith Cavell, who cared for German and Allied soldiers alike. Her murder inspired many grim images.
The Red Cross nurse holding German and British flags is said to be an image of Cavell.
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2021-10-13

"Mary Stuart" mourning bonnets with ruche, c. 1897 and c. 1911. The illustration shows nun's veiling; the extant example's veil is crape.

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2021-10-12