wedding dress

Date1938

Terms

Dresses
Lace

Dimensions78.74 × 264.16 cm (31 × 104 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Josephine Reilly

Object numberCOS86.44

DescriptionEcru lace wedding dress. Short puffed sleeves, sweetheart-shaped neckline, fitted to below hips, long train, buttoned up back. Worn with cream colored satin slip, long net veil attached to a coronet of pearl-like flowers and leaves. separate net, lace ribbon that was used for a bow for bridal bouquet. Cos86.44 (dress); Cos86.44a (slip or veil?); Cos86.44b (headpiece); Cos86.44c (ribbon).

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