Mourning dress
A dark navy silk day dress displayed on a headless mannequin against a gray backdrop. Black and cream braided trim outlines the square neckline, sleeve cuffs and deep hem, and a fringed sash hangs at the hip above a pleated skirt flounce, with a long train at the back.
Look closer: A long train of pleated fabric trails down the back of the skirt to the floor.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1872–74
- Medium
- silk, cotton
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3000 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1874).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Clarence E. Van Buren, 1944