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Dress, Wedding

Object number2007.124.1 a-c

Date1914

MediumSatin; lace; bone; metal

Credit LineGift of the George Contakos Family

DescriptionWedding dress comprised of bodice, skirt, and petticoat. Bodice. Pink satin with white lace at neck, back, and sleeve cuffs. Opens in front. Lace trim on front and back from shoulders to waist. High neck. Layered sleeves. Fifteen metal hooks inside opening; one snap button. Boned like a corset. Outer skirt. Pink satin. Strip of lace down proper left front. Flares at bottom; soft orange fur trim on bottom hem. Four snap buttons and two hooks in back. Petticoat. White cotton. Alternating rows of pink and white satin, and crocheted cotton lace. Pocket on proper right side, above satin and lace. Ties wraps around waist.Dimensions(a) Width at shoulders: 20.5
Length: 22
(b) Width at waist: 14 ; of flat flare: 33.625
Length: 39.25
(c) Width at waist: 13.5 ; of flat flare: 45.375
Length: 36.125
Historical NotesWedding gown worn by Anastasia Klonis at her 1914 wedding to George Contakos. Anastasia Klonis and George Contakos married in their native Greece on April 19, 1914, and emigrated to America a few years later. George had immigrated to New York City as a teenager and returned to Greece to marry. The couple, and their five children, set up residence in the Altoona area, where he worked in the restaurant industry. The family also lived in Johnstown; George and Anastasia are both buried there, in the Grandview Cemetery.

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