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Dress, Wedding

Object Name:
Dress, Wedding
Object ID:
1927.020
Date:
circa 1841
Description:
Wedding Dress. Woven stripes and flowers, green-tan, silk damask dress. Fitted and boned bodice, corded neck, shirred band down fronts to a point, opened down back, plain, tight sleeves. Shirred, full skirt, lined with tan glazed plainweave linen. Sleeves lined with cotton.
Material:
Textile
Provenance:
Wedding gown of Mrs. George W. Wadleigh (nee Alvira G. Challis). Given by her daughter Ella A. Wadleigh.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ella A. Wadleigh
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