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Wedding Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840

GUSN

GUSN-34111

Description

Ivory silk damask wedding dress with silk satin stripes and bands of floral sprays; twill ground; v-shaped neck with lace trim; pleats at shoulder extend toward center front piped shoulder seams at front, waist and armscye; pointed waist; dropped shoulder; short sleeves are shirred and puffed; satin bow at edge of sleeve; boned and padded bodice is lined with cream cotton; hook and eye closure at back; smocked waist (skirt) with two satin bows at front; hem lined with cream glazed cotton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wedding dresses
dresses (garments)
damask
silk (textile)
stripes
floral patterns
weddings
Dress, Wedding
Women's clothing
Silk
Damask
Stripe
Wedding
Dress, Wedding

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Robert T. Jackson

Accession Number

1931.1072

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