Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1967.023.02 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1895
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. Pale blue silk foulard, two-piece wedding dress, fitted and boned bodice, pointed front and back, fastened on side. Very large puffed, stiffened elbow-length sleeves, crinoline in sleeves, trimmed with blue, black and gold striped chiffon with metal thread, also neck and front. Pearl and silver metal bead trim looped from shoulders to front, bow at back of neck. Lined with white cotton twill in bodice. Full flared skirt, tan cotton plainweave lining, paper or ramie stiff skirt lining (felted?) and blue velvet binding on hem edge, pale blue cotton lining; "oriental" stamped on paper/ramie lining. a--bodice b--skirt
- Material:
- Textile
Skeletal
Metal
Mother-of-Pearl
Cotton
Velvet - Provenance:
- Worn by the donor's aunt, Louisa M. Bacher (1865-1926), married December 23, 1895 to George P. Goehl (1868-1927).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hazel B. Sprague
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