Dress, Wedding
Object number2015.66.3 a,b
Date1901
OriginDuquesne, PA
MediumFabric/Thread/Metal
Credit LineGift of Susan G. Wright
DescriptionPurple and white patterned wedding dress consisting of jacket and skirt. Handmade. Fabric pattern is light purple (lavender) background with small white leaf-shapes repeated throughout and larger white curvilinear leaf-shapes interspersed amongst them. Fabric is thin and silk-like.Dimensions(a) Height 14, Width 25;(b) Height 42.625, Width at waist 10.375, Width at bottom 58.5.
Historical NotesThis purple and white patterned skirt and jacket were the wedding gown worn by Mary Lilias Dell when she married J. Edward Lytle in 1901. Her mother Mary made the dress, she was a gifted seamstress. Part of a collection of handmade clothing from the Dell family. The family lived in Duquesne, PA.
Previous owner
Mary Lilias Dell
Related person
J. Edward Lytle
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