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Wedding dress

Date1890-1892
Location where usedQueechee, Vermont, United States
MediumTextile
ClassificationsCostume
Object number1989.20
DescriptionTwo-piece cream silk faille:
A. bodice has scoop neck, sleeves have four pleats at shoulder, sewn down at forearm, edged in pearls. Neck and pointed front and back edged with pearls in serpentine design. Laces up back, sewn-in stays.
B. skirt, front slightly gored with train, two rows of pleated satin ribbon decoration on hem. Fullness in back, inside hem ruffles.
C. Petticoat of silk lined in cotton with ruffles.
D&E: two extra pieces of fabric
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