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Skirt, Wedding

Object Name:
Skirt, Wedding
Object ID:
1993.038.02.1
Description:
Woman's wedding outfit from the marriage of Mary Helen Andrews and Samuel Thomas Skofield. Outfit includes: (.1) skirt, (.2) bodice, (.3) bonnet. Skirt - dark brown/black satin/silk, pleated, taffeta overskirt over two attached petticoats, one of black taffeta lined with black/brown buckram; second of brown glazed cotton with 10" at bottom of black buckram lining and 4" of black taffeta on "right" side; back closing with back fullness; pleats bound on the interior with brown twill tape. Bustled back includes two hook and eye closures. 24" waist.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Cotton
Credit Line:
Gift of Frances L. Skofield
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