Wedding dress
Datec. 1855
MediumTextile
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Grace Babbitt
Object number1961.5.1
DescriptionBeige/white/black plaid silk taffeta wedding dress. Bodice has jewel neck trimmed with 2" white eyelet lace. Pagoda sleeves are edged in brown/gold silk fringe. There are undersleeves to match eyelet at neck. Bodice is fitted, boned, closes with hooks and eyes at center front. There is a center front overlap of lace. Skirt is knife pleated onto waistband which was then sewn to bodice. Skirt is lined with brown glazed cotton, bodice in off-white cotton twill, sleeves in white silk.On View
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