Name/Title
Off-white two-piece silk moire Wedding Dress , 1857Entry/Object ID
1986.51.111Description
Acc. No. 86.51.111 a & b
Subject Category: Clothing
Date or Period: 1857
Object: Dress
Description: Two piece wedding dress of off-white colored silk moiré.
Off-the-shoulder bodice, laced back, lined with white colored crinoline. Embroidered tulle at neck and sleeves. Sleeves consist of two rows of self ruffles.
History of Object:
Wedding gown worn by Caroline McLean upon her marriage to W. W. Chipman, San Francisco, 1857.
Acquired from:
Roscoe & D'Arcy Hamilton
Date: 8-28-1986
