Mourning Collection (page 5)

Nameless and Friendless by Emily Mary Osborn
Engraving after the painting by Emily Mary Osborn, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1857 and subsequently at the 1862 International Exhibition

Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, 1788
Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and bonnet-hat in white crepe. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Woman in mourning dress, Majorca, Spain, 19th century
Woman of Majorca, Spain, 19th century. She is in mourning, and wears a black cornette (veil, wimple and fichu) and long black dress

Woman of Majorca, Spain, 19th century. She wears a white veil over a fichu-wimple combination, blue bodice, white petticoat trimmed with floral design

Michelle de Vitry, widow of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins, died 1456. After her husbands death in 1431, she wore black mourning dress with the wimple and headband of a nun. From a painting on wood

Chalcedonian iris or mourning iris, Iris susiana. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Mughal Muslims visiting a tomb in India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Alessandro Sanquirico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Funeral ceremony and burial of a high-ranking Berber, with wives mourning at the graveside. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Wattle, Acacia verticillata subsp. ruscifolia (Mourning wattle, Acacia moesta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Mourning cloak, peacock and red admiral butterflies
Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa 1, European peacock, Inachis io 2, and red admiral, Vanessa atalanta 3, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa

The funeral of Sir Arthur Pearson, 1921
A page from The Illustrated London News detailed the funeral of Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson (1866-1921), English newspaper and magazine publisher and benefactor of the blind. Date: 1921

Body of Maximilian back in Austria 1868
Maximilians resting place in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, moved there after being embalmed and displayed in Mexico for a year. A monk stands by the coffin decorated in wreaths and sashes

Funeral procession, Fouesnant, Brittany, Northern France
Mourners in a funeral procession at Fouesnant, near Quimper, Brittany, Northern France, on the untimely death of a young woman. 1922

Duchess of York in a black dress
Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) in a black dress, February 1901, soon after the death of Queen Victoria. Date: 1901

Blackness of society at Ascot - June 1910
Due to the recent death of King Edward VII on the 6th May 1910, full mourning attire was wore by the society at Ascot until the 17th June 1910. June 1910

Death of King Edward VII 1910
Page showing the events that took place on the 6th May 1910, the day King Edward VII died. Date: 6th May 1910

Black mourning dress 1910
Due to the recent death of King Edward VII, black mourning clothing became fashionable, here wearing a cool mourning frock of black spotted muslin and shantung. May 1910

Black mourning boa 1910
Very much in demand the black boa, due to the recent death of King Edward VII. May 1910

Attractive black mourning clothing 1910
Suggestion of black mourning clothing for women due to the recent death of King Edward VII. Date: May 1910

In Mourning London Town by H. M. Bateman
Mourning for the death of King Edward VII in May 1910, illustrator H. M. Bateman has comprised some sketches of people coming to London from far away as Germany and France. Date: May 1910

Memoirs of Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg
Title page illustration, Memoirs of the Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg, by Robert Huish. 1817

Sir Arthur Sullivan statue, Embankment Gardens, London
Statue to Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer, in the Embankment Gardens, London. circa 1901

Standard bearer lowering flag, WW1
Standard bearer lowering his flag in mourning, First World War. Drawing by Hermann Paul. 1914-1918

Funeral procession of King Edward VII, Windsor
Funeral procession of King Edward VII -- entering St Georges Chapel, Windsor, 20 May 1910. Date: 1910

Funeral procession of King Edward VII, London
Funeral procession of King Edward VII -- the cortege at Marble Arch, London, 20 May 1910. Date: 1910

Prince Edward of Wales in the South of France -- he is possibly already King Edward VIII, as the black armband could be for the death of his father, King George V. Date: circa 1936

WW1 street shrine, London, 1917
A front cover of The Illustrated London News, showing a woman and two small children leaving a floral tribute at a London street shrine, 1917. Date: January 1917

Caracul and velvet for mourning 1901
Woman wearing mourning clothing, due to the resent death of Queen Victoria two weeks prior. It was announced that the general public should wear deep mourning attire until 6th of March

Knelt in the old parish church 1881
Woman alone wearing black, maybe for mourning a loved one, knelt in her local church praying. Date: 1881

Greek Costume C. 500 Bc
Various Ancient Greek costumes; left to right - a warrior, a King, a woman and two mourning women. Date: circa 500 BC

Edward VII procession, Caesar the dog following 1910
The funeral procession of Edward VII, including his favourite dog Caesar. Date: 1910

PHOTO OF BOY LATE 19C
Photograph of a little boy, possibly Vincent Hope Davenport, standing on a chair in the photographers studio: he wears a mourning sash round his waist. Date: late 19th century

DEATH / MOURNING HUSBAND
THE COMMON LOSS She has lost a husband, he has lost a son, the dog has lost a master Date: 1840

Westminster Hall by night: Waiting and departing 1910
The queue waiting in a thunderstorm to view the public lying-in-state of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall. Date: May 1910

Over 5000 people an hour passed through Westminster Hall to pay their tributes to the late King George VI during his ceremonial lying-in-state with Officers of the Life Guards of the Husehold Cavaly

Grandmothers Treasures by W Holyoake Date: 1873

Lady in red coat lays bouquet on a grave, Kirkcudbright
On a cold, snowy winter day, a lady in red coat lays a bouquet of flowers on a grave in Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. Date: 2010

Mourning card for President T. G. Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
Mourning card for President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk of Czechoslovakia (1850-1937) - produced on the day of his death and sent 4 days later

A Turkish man from Canakkale pining for his wife (or lost love...!). This card was purchased by an unknown British serviceman based at Canakkale during the Chanak Crisis (late 1922, early 1923)

Queen Astrid of Belgium & King Leopold III, Memorial Service
Queen Astrid of Belgium & King Leopold III of Belgium at a Memorial Service for King Alexander I of Yugoslavia - October 1934. Date: 1934

Olivia, by Edmund Blair Leighton (from Twelfth Night). 1888

A burial in Ancient Egypt by Matania
A Burial in Ancient Egypt - A Reconstruction of the Scene at the Entombment of a High Official. Women mourners lamenting before the mummy of the departed Egyptian whilst the priest conducts

Studio portrait, young Edwardian woman in a large hat. Date: circa 1900s

Duke of Windsor funeral service
The funeral service for the late Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) at St Georges Chapel, Windsor. The picture shows Queen Elizabeth II leaving the chapel after the service

Lord Kitchener black bordered Mourning Card
Kitchener's portait is surrounded by the names of the campaigns in which he served. He was drowned when HMS Hampshire sank on 5 June 1916. WW1 Date: 1916

Victorian mourning card, In Loving Remembrance, in gothic style text with flowers, a bird, and thick black edging. Date: circa 1880s

French mourning card, Sincere Sympathie, with embossed design and two black tassels. Date: circa 1880s

Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, in gothic style text. Date: circa 1880s

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