Name/Title
Veil Ornament in box from wedding of Grace H. Bailey to Robert A. Waites, 1920Entry/Object ID
1997.160.3Description
ACC. NO. 97.160.3 A thru D
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FASHION ACCESSORIES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1920
OBJECT: VEIL ORNAMENT
DESCRIPTION:
BRIDAL HEADDRESS IN ORIGINAL BOX. VEIL ORNAMENT CONSISTS OF ARTIFICIAL WHITE-COLORED WAX FLOWERS ATTACHED TO A WIRED FORM. THE FORM ALSO HOLDS WHAT REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL VEIL. BRIDAL VEIL HOLDER POSSIBLY HOMEMADE, SINCE TWO ADDITIONAL CARDS WITH ATTACHED WAX FLOWERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION. CARD "B" BEARS A CAPTION IN GOLD-COLORED TYPE, "BRIDAL WREATH." "D" IS THE ORIGINAL WHITE-COLORED BOX WITH LID. SIDE OF BOX HAS A PAPER LABEL, STATING "BRIDAL WREATH."
SIZE: 6" X W 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
BRIDAL HEADPIECE IN ORIGINAL BOX, USED AT THE ALAMEDA WEDDING OF GRACE HONOR BAILEY TO ROBERT ARTELL WAITES ON JULY 7, 1920. GRACE WAS DAUGHTER OF LOUIS BAILEY OF 878 LAUREL STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MARION WAITES LEGO
Via
HAYWARD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
22701 MAIN STREET
HAYWARD, CA 94541
DATE: APRIL 19, 1997