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Dress, Wedding

Object Name:
Dress, Wedding
Object ID:
1994.009.01
Date:
1935
Description:
Dress, wedding, of Clara Osgood Jordan (1913-1994), married in Newport, NH, 1935. Cream silk satin with cotton lace bodice, silk satin flowers with metal "seeds" on either side of lace. High waist, bottom flares, pointed sleeves with 3 metal snap closure, cowl neck with 2 cloth-covered buttons and loops. Some hand-stitching in sleeves and around flowers.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Cotton
Satin
Metal
Dimensions:
L-57 inches
Provenance:
Wedding dress of Clara Alice Osgood Jordan (1913-1994) who married William Kenneth Jordan (1910-1967) of Concord, NH at St. Patrick's Church in Newport, NH on October 30, 1935. Purchased at Leavitt's Department Store in Manchester, NH for about $25.
Credit Line:
Children of Clara Osgood Jordan
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