Two piece silk/satin wedding dress

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Two piece silk/satin wedding dress

Entry/Object ID

980

Description

Two piece silk/satin wedding dress. Cream colored and lined throughout. Original color was white. Chiffon down front of bodice. High collar embroidered with artificial pearls across front and sewn around waist. Full length skirt with train. Long "leg-o' mutton" sleeves. Worn by Laura Kennedy at her wedding to Joseph Trapnell, Jr., in 1895 at Zion Episcopal Church.

Acquisition

Accession

285

Source or Donor

Dosh, Eleanor Trapnell Hilleary Dorsey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1895 November 12

Material

Fabric