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  Cora Owens Hume (1848-1939)

  Cora Owens Hume (1848-1939) dressed in deep mourning following the death of her second husband in 1881. The tightly cinched waist, large bustle, and tablier, or apron style, overskirt on her dress are unique to the fashions of the 1880s. Cora was from a pro-Confederate, slave-owning family that moved from Columbus, Kentucky, to Louisville after the Civil War began. Cora married her first husband Edward J. Pope, an ex-Confederate, in 1869. Their infant son died later that year and Edward succumbed to tuberculosis in 1871. Cora was a widow at the age of 23. She married her second husband, William Garvin Hume (b. 1845), in 1874. They had three children between the ages of one and six when William died from tuberculosis in 1881, at the age of 35.
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  Beaded Mourning Bonnet

  Black crepe beaded bonnet, most likely worn in mourning. Possibly worn by Mary Brigham Robinson after the death of her husband Stuart Robinson in 1881.
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  Deep Mourning Dress

  Black silk dress, most likely worn during a phase of deep mourning.
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  Half Mourning Dress

  Black and purple silk dress with jet detailing, most likely worn during a phase of half mourning.
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  Mourning Bodice

  Black silk bodice with crepe embellishments, most likely worn during a phase of deep mourning.
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  Mourning Fan

  Black silk fan with carved guards, most likely part of a mourning ensemble.
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  Mourning Gloves

  Black net fingerless gloves with elastic wrist and tassels. Most likely part of a mourning ensemble.
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  Mourning Parasol

  Black and grey silk parasol, most likely part of a mourning ensemble. Belonged to Mrs. Zack Phelps (Amy Kaye) b. 1862, d. 1901
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  Mourning Sleeves

  Black crepe detachable sleeves with netted lace cuffs. Most likely worn with a black crepe bodice as part of a mourning ensemble.
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  Velvet Mourning Bonnet

  Black velvet bonnet, most likely worn as part of a mourning ensemble.
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  Straw Mourning Bonnet

  Black straw bonnet with black silk ties and purple crepe embellishment. Most likely worn as part of a mourning ensemble, belonged to member of the Greene family.
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  Mourning Gloves worn to Abraham Lincoln Funeral and Letter

  Gloves worn by Andrew J. Ballard who attended the funeral of Abraham Lincoln as part of a Kentucky Delegation sent by the governor to the funeral.
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  Mourning Brooch with Hair

  Mourning brooch containing hair of a member of the Miller-Bohannan-Bullitt family.
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  Mourning Brooch with Hair

  Mourning brooch with gold lettering "In memory of." Contains hair of members of Bohannan-Miller-Bullitt families
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  Mourning Brooch with Hair

  Mourning brooch containing the hair of the Miller-Bohannan-Bullitt families. Belonged to Emily Miller Bohannan after 1836; from Thomas Bohannan. Might be for one of the seven children she lost.
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  Mourning Pendant with Photograph and Hair

  Pendant made to mourn Lewis Rogers (1870-1876) son of Dr. Coleman Rogers (1847-1916). Photograph on one side and lock of hair in the side. Lewis Rogers died at 7 years of age, after fighting scarlet fever for 4 days.
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  Mourning Necklace Made of Hair and Gold

  From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
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  Mourning Pendant Made of Hair and Gold

  Cross pendant inscribed with the letter "L". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
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  Mourning Pendant Made of Hair and Gold

  Partial cross pendant inscribed with the letter "T". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
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  Mourning Pendant with Photograph and Hair

  Locket made of jet or imitation jet that opens and has a tinted photograph of an unidentified young girl on side and a lock of hair on the other side.