Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.061
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1919
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. White silk satin and linen lace. Square neck with fine silk net over shoulders. Very wide lace forming shawl collar. Silk tulle under sleeves and lining, trimmed with pearls, sprays of lillies of the valley, and white satin ribbon. The skirt of satin is long and draped at front and forming a very long, pointed, weighted train. Soft, wide, draped belt. Silk taffeta lining.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Linen - 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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