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Two piece wedding gown made of ecru-colored satin and lace; bodice (a) has satin criss-cross front, satin cumberbund and satin leg-o-mutton sleeves cuffed at elbow; lace surrounds satin in front; lace sleeves from elbow to wrist; lace v-neck. Skirt (b): satin a-line skirt iwth double piping down front; tiered satin train with lace insert at edges.
wedding dresses
satin
lace (needlework)
silk (textile)
hand sewing
Gown, Wedding
"L.P. Hollander & Co./ BOSTON NEW YORK NEWPORT" (sewn-in tags)
"Kleinert's/ T.M. REG.US PAT OFF./ Thrift/ JAPANESE SILK/ GUARANTEED/ MADE IN US AMERICA/ B2F 3 393" (stamped)
L.P. Hollander & Co.
Gift of Patricia Meyers, Charles Sullivan and Deborah Dusault
2001.259AB
ca. 1905 (Altered in 1932)
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Veil Accession Number 2001.260
Title 2002.50.1-4 Accession Number
Title Wedding Veil Accession Number 2002.50.4
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