Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning dress
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1867
- Description
Mourning gown of black taffeta with white cross-bar. Trimmed with white satin banding and black lace. White tassel fringe on bodice. a) Bodice - With peplum.; b) Over-Bodice - Sleeveless.; c) Skirt - Slight train.; d) Belt.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Bodices
Skirts (garments)
Belts (costume accessories)
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Mourning - Location
- United States
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Lace (needlework)Silk (textile)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
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- Chicago citation style
- Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning dress. circa 1867. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2593. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (circa 1867) Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning dress. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2593
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2593>.