Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1967.023.01 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1861
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. Lavender and tan striped silk taffeta wedding dress, tan striped figured with small leaf design, lavender stripes with small and large diamond design. Bodice fitted, opened down front, boning. Peplum below waist with ruffle. Long sleeves, flared at wrist, ruffle and bow trim, linen lace and tulle with silver. Lined with tan glazed linen plainweave. Long skirt, fullness at back, lined with cotton plainweave.
a--top
b--skirt - Material:
- Textile
Silk
Linen
Skeletal
Cotton - Provenance:
- Worn by the donor's grandmother, Louisa Brill (1838-1905), married September 26, 1861 to Philip Bacher (1837-1904).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hazel B. Sprague
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