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Dress, Wedding

Object number2011.21.16 a-e

Date1941

Mediumsatin; lace; netting; metal

Credit LineGift of Estate of Elizabeth Beck

DescriptionWedding dress with veil and three material fragments. The dress has a lace bodice and sleeves; shoulders are puffed. Satin underskirt with chiffon over skirt. Zipper up proper left side. Three snap buttons on sleeve cuffs. Short train. The veil is constructed of beige netting with a lace crown (with embedded wire) around head.DimensionsMeasured laying flat.

(a) Height: 76.25 (includes train) ; Width: 18 (of shoulders) ; Length: 26 (of sleeves)
(b) W: 8 ; L: 49.5 ; H: 3 (of crown)
(c) W: ~17; L: ~25 feet
(d) W: 4.5 ; L: 36
(e) W: ~3 ; L: 29
Historical NotesWedding dress and veil worn by Amy Elizabeth (Kintzing) Beck. Part of a collection related to the Beck family. Amy Elizabeth (Kintzing) Beck married Charles F. Beck, Sr., in August 1941, at the South Avenue Methodist Church in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.

Previous owner Amy Elizabeth Beck

Related person Charles F. Beck Sr.

Related institution South Avenue Methodist Church

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