Browse Items (14 total)

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  Jet Cross Necklace

  Mourning necklace belonging to Ann Booth Gwathmey (1782-1862), married to John Gwathmey (1774-1824) in on 22 July 1800
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  Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) Mourning Ribbon

  Silk ribbon memorializing the death of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Gold eagle holding an American Flag with profile of Taylor in gold. "The last coherent words of the venerable patriot, President Zachary Tailor [sic]: 'I die--I am expecting the summons--I am ready to meet death-- I have endeavored faithfully to discharge my duty --I am sorry to leave my friends!"
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  Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) Mourning Ribbon

  Silk ribbon memorializing the death of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). "The nation mourns a patriot gone. Published at 302 Race St Bel., 9th."
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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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  Velvet Mourning Bonnet

  Black velvet bonnet, most likely worn as part of a mourning ensemble.
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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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  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 Gloves

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

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

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

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