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1926
GUSN-10940
Wedding gown [a] made of cream colored silk with lace overshirt and applied floral decoration. Gathered at waist. Knee-length with skirt trimmed in large scallops around edge. Sleeveless, v-neck top. Long silk train sewn to back of shoulders. Plastic and silk flower sprig sewn to train corner. Dress secured with hidden metal straps on left side of top.
b) Matching veil made of cream-colored mesh, topped with crown of plastic cream-colored flowers and buds that match sprig on train.
wedding dresses
dresses (garments)
silk (fiber)
lace (needlework)
Gown, Wedding
Eleanor Weeks Chworosky
Unknown
Gift of the New Hampshire Historical Society
1994.113
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