Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Object ID:
- 1971.052.01
- Date:
- 1880
- Description:
- Wedding Dress. White organdy, three-piece wedding dress, fitted bodice with long peplum, vertical pleated yoke, front and back edged with double finely pleated material. Three graduated pleated ruffles on long sleeves, three pleated ruffles at back and pleated ruffle around hem. Buttoned down front with covered buttons. Long, full skirt with 9 rows of pleated ruffles down front. Full, oval overpiece at back with double ruffle. Train at back with three wide ruffles and one narrow over stiffened net ruffle with lace. Underskirt, plain, with train and wide pleated ruffle over plain hem.
- Material:
- Textile
- Provenance:
- Worn by mother of donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Miss M. Isabelle Wiggin
- People:
- Varney, Isabelle (1858-1960)
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