BLACK...cottons

Here are just a few "advertisements" for black goods, mourning calicoes, lawns and muslin etc. These are from the Library of Congress. If you have access to other newspaper data bases try the same term searches. Sometimes we have not "seen" an original object to document but reading period advertisements lets you "see" what was offered for sale.

"MOURNING + CALICO" 
The Nashville Daily Union, (Tenn.) November 1863

CAMERON, KNIGHT & CO'S
CHEAP STORE,
Corner of Deaderick and the Square.;
IMMENSE ATTRACTION!!
LOW PRICES!
The Finest Assortment of Goods in the City

[(lists goods for sale) to include:

MOURNING CALICOES.
75 PIECES of solid black and black and white Calicoes, of the neatest patterns in market.

GRAY CALICOES,
A NEW style of mourning calicoes,

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025718/1863-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/

Edgefield Advertiser, (SC) Nov. 1857
BUY THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
JAMES HENEY,
AUGUSTA, GA

HAS now in store one of the best and most fashionable stocks of DRY GOODS ever brought to Augusta, and he solicits an inspection of them by his friends and the bublic. Being satisfied with very SMALL PROFITS, he is confident that his stock will be found CHEAPER than that of any other in the Trade.
The following disireable styles of goods are to be found in his stock:

[under CALICOES;]
A large stock of Mourning CALICOES;

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026897/1857-11-25/ed-1/seq-4/

Cleveland Morning Leader (OH), October 1860
NEW GOODS
MONDAY, 11TH INST.
E.I. BALDWIN & CO.

Under; MOURNING GOODS.
Mourning Calicos,

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035143/1860-10-11/ed-1/seq-1/

"MOURNING +LAWN"

Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph, (OH) July 1860

A FULL and complete assortment of DRESS GOODS, among which are Challi DeLaines, Muslin-Delains, Foulard, Challis, Lawns Berages, Poil De Cheore, Plainds, Mourning Lawns and Challis, Black and Fancy Silks, some splendid patterns, and very low.
Can be found at ROOT & MORRISON'S

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035216/1860-07-14/ed-1/seq-2/

Raftsman's Journal (PA), June 1858
NEW FIRM, NEW ARRANGEMENTS, AND NEW GOODS.--Just arriving and being opened by the new firm of Moore and Etzwiiler, a large and well selected stock of GOODS,
comprising a splendind assortment of Swisses, Bishop Lawns, Plaid Muslins, Cambries, Delaine Robes, Lawn Robes, Mourning and Fancy Lawns in great variety...

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85054616/1858-06-30/ed-1/seq-2/

"MOURNING + MUSLIN"

The Chattanooga Daily Rebel (Tenn) March 1863
EXTENSIVE CATALOGUE SALE OF
IMPORTED GOODS
BY D. MAYER, JACOBE & CO.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
ON Tuesday, the 10th of March, 1863
J.JACOBE,  Auctioneer.

5000 yards elegant Lawns,
2000 yards mourning Muslin,...

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015209/1863-03-06/ed-1/seq-2/

"Black + White"

CHRISTIAN & LATHROP would invite the especial attention of families to their stock of Mourning Goods, of the best makes:
...Black and Black and White Lawns and Organdies
.....Do...........do.............do    Ginghams

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024738/1855-05-02/ed-1/seq-4/

Fayetteville Observer, (Tenn) Sept. 1857

LATE ARRIVALS
OF NEW SPRING AND SUMMER
DRY GOODS,
AT THE STORE OF
T.C. Goodrich.
list of assorted goods.... to include;
Muslins, painted Lawns, black and white Lawns, black and white Muslins...

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033395/1857-09-10/ed-1/seq-2/

Staunton Spectator, (VA) April 1864
NEW GOODS AT MOSSY CREEK!
2000 yds, 4-4 Brown Cotton, 50 pads Cotton yarn, No. 10 to 12 300 yds, Calico, light, dark, black and white, 5 pieces Lawn, fancy and black and white, 160 yds....

LOC
 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024718/1864-04-12/ed-1/seq-2/

The Daily Dispatch, (VA) Jan. 1865
BARGAINS, BARGAINS
Just received and for sale at No. 183 Broad street...
3000 yards BLACK WHITE LAWNS,...
500 yards BLACK AND WHITE CALICOES, ...

LOC
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024738/1865-01-13/ed-1/seq-4/