Name/Title
Black Silk Beaded Three-Piece Wedding DressEntry/Object ID
2005.2.7a-cDescription
Three piece Black silk and Jet beaded wedding dress. The bodice (a) is fitted, long sleeved, and has a small stand-up collar. The sleeves have lace, pleated self-fabric, and jet beading details with beaded wooden ball at elbow. The garment is flat lined with a cotton materials often known as cambric. Bodice opens down front with hand sewn buttonholes and intricate little oval buttons. In back is a (now smashed down) large silk bow at the center back bottom. There is room for a small bustle.
The skirt (b) has a jacquard material over skirt with the same silk as bodice underneath. Pleats, beading and large black cords adorn the skirt, mostly at the bottom and sides.
The overskirt (c) is worn around the middle over the skirt and just under the bodice. It is mostly a large drape in the back with additional beading and beaded tassles.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dress, WeddingNomenclature Sub-Class
Wedding ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsProvenance
Notes
The donor file says it is a wedding dress from 1870. The card of paper with the dress reads: Nancy Brunette Francis Youngers. Great Great Grandma Malone's dress about 1870 - Her maiden name was Madie Mitchel she married George I. Malone. This was the Mother of Great Aunt Ten (sic) Tennessee Malone. The Mother of Brunette, Florrinell (sp?) and Charlene Francis was named Madie Mitchell Malone too after her grandmother who rear her from birth as her mother the 2nd Madie Mitchell died at the babies birth. As far as I know they came from Tennessee - Before that Scotchland."