Queen Victoria Black Dress

Our star object was an elegant black dress worn by queen victoria in mourning for her grandson who died in the 1892 flu epidemic.

Queen victoria black dress. The museum of london has many fascinating and iconic objects relating to the british royal family in its collection. The honiton lace used for her wedding dress proved an important boost to devon lace making. Queen victoria of the united kingdom married her cousin prince albert of saxe coburg and gotha on 10 february 1840.

When women did wear bridal white before queen victoria the color was seen as an indicator of wealth denoting that the bride s family could afford to have the dress cleaned. It had been 64 years since the last burial of a monarch. She mourned him by wearing black for the remaining forty years.

Perhaps the most significant turning point in queen victoria s life was the death of prince albert in december 1861. Victoria s queen offers plenty of selected wedding dresses bridal party dresses formal dresses and celebrity dresses for sale online. His death sent victoria into a deep depression and she stayed in seclusion for many years rarely appearing in public.

Let victoria s queen be the destination for the perfect long formal semi formal dresses online shop such as long satin prom dresses long tulle evening gown long lace formal gowns floor length chiffon dresses. Purchased from an annual sale of the queen s garments it shows the traditional touches of mourning attire which she wore from the death of her husband prince albert 1819 1861 until her own death. The black bustle dress made from crêpe silk.

The state funeral of queen victoria took place in february 1901. The mourning outfit worn by queen victoria following the death of her grandson is set to go on display for the first time at the museum of london. We ship to us uk australia canada new zealand and all over the world.

She chose to wear a white wedding dress which was considered an unusual choice at a time when colours were more usual made from heavy silk satin. Victoria left strict instructions regarding the service and associated ceremonies and instituted a number of changes several of which set a precedent for state and indeed ceremonial funerals that have taken place since. But how do you safely display a fragile costume that s over a hundred years old.