Ackermanns Fashion Prints December 1810

 

The death of England’s Princess Amelia, youngest daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte, in November 1810 led many a lady’s magazine to focus on mourning clothing in their prints. Ackermann’s Repository was no exception. December’s plates feature mourning gowns for both the morning and the evening (although, handily, once mourning was over, one could simply exchange the black under-dress of the evening gown for a white or silver-grey one, to “form a most pleasing habit.”)

 

 

 

 

The “Patterns of British Manufacture” in the back of December’s issue also focus on mourning dress, with fabric samples appropriate for full and “second” mourning.