1885
GUSN-54597
Women's dress made from cream-colored silk, leno weave; bodice a) has collar with wire for stiffening; v-shaped decolletage trimmed with lace ruffle; sharply pointed at front and back, boned darts; 3/4 sleeves with lace ruffle and cream satin rosette, eleven covered ball buttons and buttonsholes at front; woolen pads at underarms; interior hook and eye closure at waist; skirt b) taffeta waistband; silk draped at right front, pleated at left front; lace ruffles at side seams; poufs at back with crinoline bustle inside.
wedding dresses
gauze
silk (textile)
weddings
Dress, Wedding
Dress, Wedding
Woven into waistband: ""Darlington Runk & Co/ PHILADELPHIA""
Darlington Runk & Co. (Maker)
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gift of Caroline Thurber
1947.232
Pennsylvania (United States)
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