Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1966.029.05 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Washington, DC
- Date:
- 1887
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. Worn by Elizabeth (Howell) Wilkins. Two-piece silk faille wedding dress, white, silk tulle trim. Bodice fitted and boned, pointed front with 20 eyelets each side for lacing, short peplum back. High collar with folded net. Three-quarter sleeves with cuff, draped cap at top. Long skirt with very long train. Nine rows of pleated ruffles down front of skirt. Very full sides and back, rounded train, skirt lined with silk twill, stiff organdy (linen) skirt stiffener. Double stiffened muslin ruffle edged with embroidered net lace, three rows of pleated ruffles around bottom of skirt.
a. top
b. skirt - Material:
- Textile
Silk - Provenance:
- Wedding outfit from donor's family, worn by Elizabeth Howell Wilkins, 1887.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nancy Sibley Wilkins
- People:
- Wilkens, Elizabeth, Howell, Elizabeth
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