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Mourning Clothing

Altered mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1865

Altered mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1865

Item 105817 info
Maine Historical Society

An altered black taffeta one-piece dress with bishop sleeves. The bodice front updated with a band of mismatching brownish black silk, forming a square false yoke. Features similar trim on the sleeve cuff and skirt hemline, a straight waist with flat skirt front, and very tight gathers across the back. Dated 1860-1870.


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