Mourning dress
A full-skirted black dress on a display mannequin, with a fitted bodice, long sleeves with dark lace cuffs, and a pale lace collar. The skirt falls in deep tiered flounces edged with sheer ruffles, and the fabric has a subtle brown-gold sheen. The gray studio backdrop isolates the garment.
Look closer: A small pair of white gloves rests on the mannequin's right hand at the sleeve edge.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1867
- Medium
- cotton, silk
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2799 × 3889 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
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, The Jacqueline Loewe Fowler Costume Collection, Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 1982