London Mourner, English Albumen Carte de Visite, Circa 1882
"Charles Henry Skillman [(1841 -1938)], Photographer, 22 Uxbridge Road, Hammersmith."
It is very hard to find images of men in mourning because they didn't tend to augment their wardrobe beyond their best black suit, a band on their hats, mourning lapel pints or rings, or armbands--as is the case here. Men, who had to go out in the world and work, were not particularly socially constricted by the deaths of their kin, as were the women of their families. Their easy and utilitarian mourning garb is evidence of this.
London Mourner, English Albumen Carte de Visite, Circa 1882
"Charles Henry Skillman [(1841 -1938)], Photographer, 22 Uxbridge Road, Hammersmith."
It is very hard to find images of men in mourning because they didn't tend to augment their wardrobe beyond their best black suit, a band on their hats, mourning lapel pints or rings, or armbands--as is the case here. Men, who had to go out in the world and work, were not particularly socially constricted by the deaths of their kin, as were the women of their families. Their easy and utilitarian mourning garb is evidence of this.