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ca. middle 19th century
GUSN-247053
White silk fragment of the wedding dress worn by Lucy Maria Tappan at her wedding to Henry Chandler Bowen on June 6, 1844. The silk fabric is decorated with a floral and foliate pattern or design.
fragments
silk (textile)
silk (textile)
Cloth Fragment
"Lucy Maria Tappan's Wedding dress (handwritten)
Unknown
Gift of Katharine Richardson
2002.29.16
ca. middle 19th century (From the dress worn by Lucy Maria Tappan at her wedding to Henry Chandler Bowen, on June 6, 1844.)
Probably United States
Title Wedding Photograph Accession Number 2001.280
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