婚礼合奏 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	婚礼合奏
品名（英）	Wedding ensemble
入馆年号	1953年，C.I.53.68.1a–e
策展部门	服装研究所（Costume Institute）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1868
创作地区
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尺寸
介绍（中）	根据家族历史，阿米莉亚·简·卡利（Amelia Jane Carley，1844-1892 年）于 1868 年在西弗吉尼亚州与威廉·爱德华·切斯（William Edward Chess，1842-1926 年）结婚时穿着这件衣服，这是为纪念内战期间死去的人而选择的半哀悼颜色。新娘和新郎都很幸运，在战争期间没有失去任何直系亲属，尽管卡莉的兄弟和切斯先生在联邦军队服役。这种家庭叙述表明，新娘选择哀悼的色调是为了应对战争期间遭受的广泛损失，而不是纪念一个人。柔和的灰色和黑色调色板可能比更华丽的新娘礼服更受尊重，而许多家庭仍然感到悲伤。礼仪手册和妇女杂志经常为婚礼与哀悼期相交的新娘提供指导，尽管在这种情况下的礼服选择往往反映了妇女的个人判断，而不是规定性的建议。
介绍（英）	According to family history, Amelia Jane Carley (1844–1892) wore this dress at her marriage to William Edward Chess (1842–1926) in 1868 in West Virginia, the half-mourning colors chosen in honor of those who died during the Civil War. Both bride and groom were fortunate not to have lost any immediate family during the war, though Ms. Carley’s brother and Mr. Chess served in the Union Army. This family narrative suggests that the bride chose shades of mourning in response to the widespread losses suffered during the war rather than to memorialize an individual. A subdued palette of gray and black may have felt more respectful than a showier bridal gown while so many families still grieved. Etiquette manuals and women’s magazines frequently offered guidance for brides whose weddings intersected with a period of mourning, though the choice of dress under such circumstances often reflected a woman’s personal judgment rather than prescriptive advice.