Woman’s mourning dress and bonnet

c. 1857-1860

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States

Woman’s mourning dress, c. 1857–60. American. Black cashmere.
Woman’s mourning bonnet, c. 1860. American. Black silk taffeta with net veil.
This outfit was worn by Clarissa Cheney Savage (1794–1874) of Berlin, Connecticut, probably following the death of her husband in 1857.

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Title: Woman’s mourning dress and bonnet
Date Created: c. 1857-1860
Location Created: United States
Provenance: Woman’s mourning dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.491 Woman’s mourning bonnet: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.492
Type: Costume
Original Source: Woman’s mourning dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.491 Woman’s mourning bonnet: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.492
Medium: Cashmere, silk taffeta, net
Date end: 1860

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