Dress, Wedding
Object number94.51.767
Date1830-1835
Mediumsilk, cotton, steel
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of Mrs. Alice A. Dickinson
DescriptionWedding dress made of cream-colored silk with tiny all-over brocaded diamond shapes. Wide, shoulder-to-shoulder neckline; fitted bodice with stays, lined with cream muslin; exaggerated puffed, elbow-length sleeves; gathered at shoulders and bosom by row of braided silk; bodice fastened at back with steel hooks and eyes; bodice ends at waist with added band of satin, with several small pleats, and lined with cotton tape, skirt with similar tape at top, no skirt lining.Dimensions33.125 x 45.5 in. (84.1 x 115.6 cm)Historical NotesDonated to the Carnegie Museum in 1948 by Mrs. Alice A. Dickinson. Transferred to Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania in 1994.
Previous owner
Alice A. Dickenson
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