Keywords: Mourning jewelry
Item 110547
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1895
Media: metal, paper
This record contains 2 images.
Item 110545
Dr. Cummings mourning brooch, Portland, ca. 1854
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1854
Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth
Media: gold, enameled metal, hair, glass, brass
This record contains 2 images.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing
"Mourning Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4
"… but are reflective of the era's fashion for cameo jewelry. Other crinoline dresses also feature the fashionable pelerine look."
