Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1966.081.02
- Date:
- 1883
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. White dotted swiss, fitted, lightly boned bodice, opened down front to below waistline. Narrow, stand-up collar trimmed with embroidered net and satin bows, shirred both sides of front with lace edging to hem. Same trim from collar to hem in front. Lined with white cotton to below waistline. Three-quarter sleeves with ruffles edged with lace and satin bows. Two ruffles at front hem. Both sides of skirt shirred from front to side back, long satin ribbon bows, lace edges. Shirt very full at back and very long train with two ruffles at bottom. Skirt lined with crinoline with under ruffle. Little spray of orange blossoms.
- Material:
- Textile
Satin
Cotton - Provenance:
- Annie French and Joseph O. Hobbs were married on December 19, 1883, North Hampton, NH. Lemira H. Richards (1888-1969), the donor, was their daughter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lemira H. Richards
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