Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1961.020.27
- Date:
- 1884
- Description:
- Wedding dress of Hattie May (Hoyt) Head (1861-1949), 1884. White floral silk damask bodice with Valenciennes needlework lace trim at collar and sleeves. Two ankle length white skirts, fronts with four rows of shirring and puffing; needlework lace around bottom edges and pleated ruffles; stiffened lining and other pleated ruffle. Stitching removed from rear of skirt and underskirt to accommodate bustle. Unopened pocket sewn on right interior side of underskirt. Back fullness pleated into belt of lining over buckram and hanging straight to bottom. Lined throughout with tan cotton.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton - Dimensions:
- L-59 inches
- Provenance:
- Nathaniel Head (1828-1883) was the Governor of New Hampshire (1879-1881). Gov. Head's younger brother, William F. Head (1832-1899), married Mary Haseltine Sargent (1835-1924). Their son, Eugene S. Head (1863-1944), married Hattie Hoyt (1861-1949), November 19, 1884. Their son, William H. Head (1886-1960), was the husband of the donor, Katharine L. (Bradbury) Head (1890-1965).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Katherine L. Head
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