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Not on viewWedding Dress
Date1840 - 1845
Terms
- Dresses
- Silk Fiber
- Massachusetts
Dimensions88.9 × 139.7 cm (35 × 55 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ward Willett (1995)
Object number1995.23
DescriptionSilk. Light green silk faille dress; long sleeves with scalloped edging, "V" neck, horizontal pleating to shoulder ending in a deep "V" at waist with boning. Light green (? now beige) trim on edge of pleating. Hooks up the back. Full skirt gathered into the waist with scalloped trim up the front of the skirt ca. 2-4" wide. Lined at hem with wide band of stiff cotton.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: 1995.24.2
Object number: COS85.160.2