Victorian Mourning Child’s Bonnet | Black Silk CrepeExtremely rare, child sized, Victorian mourning bonnet covered entirely in black silk crepe. As black was, as now, a fashionable color, its not always easy or possible to say definitively whether or not youre looking at mourning clothes & accessories or just ordinary black. However, black silk crepe is the telltale sign. Opinion was split on how children should be dressed in mourning. They were not subject to the deep mourning restrictions demanded of

stamped James W

all others are marginal illustrations in black and white

Measures 25” long

or an incense burner

Some wear around the edges and spine but the inside is very good

also a New York legend

I was instantly drawn to them

Condition is very good with some fraying around the bead that hangs beneath the scarab and above the tassel

This unusual antique photo of a young woman in a pseudo-medieval costume

but its moral and spiritual foundation

Large format cabinet card

missing its lid & liner