Mourning dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2018.12.10.1.CW.DR.C1914.FRAuthor:
House of Meunier (French, beginning of the 20th century)Description
Black gauze dress with a large sewed silk belt.Aftermath the conflict, women began to claim their new rights acquired between 1914-18, particularly in the economy or the voting rights. However, the human toll is heavy, the new woman is first a widow, her emancipation is held back by the social obligation of mourning.
Materials
GauzeSilk
Origin
circa 1914 Troyes, FranceRelated object
Caraco jacketExhibitions History
• 2022.07.08–2022.11.01. ‘The Beginnings of the Railway in Liepaja (1871–1940). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia.• 2022.12.13–2023.01.15. ‘Welcome to the Belle Epoque. 1890–1914. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.