Source: Mourning Embroidery by Harry Jennings, 1935/1942. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Mourning embroideries were popular in the early 1800s as a nationwide expression of grief when George Washington died in 1799. As the country mourned, many ladies took to hand stitching memento…