Women's Cream Wedding Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2024.28.11

Description

Wedding dress top and dress bottom, white/cream colored. Unknown specific time period but suggested to be from the early to mid 20th century. Top has long sleeves and buttons all the way down. Bottom dress has elaborate band around. Dress belonged to the donors mother, the Olson family of Clay Banks, WI. The dress is in overall poor condition with obvious signs of wear, use, and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2024.28

Source or Donor

Pestka, Phyllis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress, Wedding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Wedding Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Wedding Dress, Dress, Wedding Gown, Gown, Button Top

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Sep 27, 2024

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Olson

Person or Organization

Olson Family

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2024-09-27

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 27, 2024

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 14, 2026