We Are Not Amused — coldmourningrosary: Wasp Waist Mourning Dress
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coldmourningrosary: “ Wasp Waist ” Mourning Dress, 1894
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Black- Not Just For Mourning…
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Pin on gone with the wind dresses
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The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
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wasp waist – Lucy's Corsetry
While this original antique Civil War gown may appear to be “plain”, it is for this reason we believe it to have been used as a mourning dress during
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Antique Civil War Era Mourning Dress Circa 1860s Hoopskirt
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We Are Not Amused — coldmourningrosary: Wasp Waist Mourning Dress
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File:Mourning dress MET DP334110.jpg - Wikipedia
As stout women should and should not dress - NYPL Digital Collections
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The History of Mourning Dress and Attire in the West
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The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
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Victorian Funeral Dress Costume Penny Dreadful, Madame Vastra