Widows unveiled : an analysis of the material and visual culture of middle-class widows in late victorian new york
Somber black crepe gowns, long black veils, a strand of Whitby jet beads or a bracelet braided from a loved one's hair, black-edged handkerchiefs--these were just some of the trappings of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century mourning. Middle- and upper-class Americans of this era were e...
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Distributed Art Publishers
2016
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