Mourning Dress, Hat and Fan

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mourning Dress, Hat and Fan
Datec. 1890
MediumFabric, lace, beads, tortoiseshell and feathers
DimensionsDress (.A,.B): 64 × 51 in. (162.6 × 129.5 cm)
Hat (.C): 5 × 8 × 9 in. (12.7 × 20.3 × 22.9 cm)
Fan (.D): 14 1/2 × 7 × 2 in. (36.8 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mark McConnell
Object number2019.127.A-.D
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMaria Williams Mahoney, c.1890; by descent to Mark McConnell, 2019; MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Dress shields inside bodice are labelled: "THE BEST/ WARRANTED/KLEINERT/TRADEMARK/The Gem/ REGISTERED/CO/3"

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