Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.060 a-b
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. Two-piece white silk taffeta dress. Cream-color bodice of embroidered net linen lace over taffeta with two rows of accordian-pleated taffeta under front. Lace gathered to yoke with high, very lightly boned collar bound with pink velvet and pink tulle at back of collar. Short sleeves. Skirt has long, slight train, lace over taffeta yoke. 6" satin and taffeta ribbon, pink and green flower design, draped at front and back. Two rows of accordion-pleated ruffles at hem of skirt. Hem lined with plainweave chiffon.
a. bodice
b. skirt - Material:
- Textile
Silk - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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