Wedding Dress and Pelerine
Name/Title
Wedding Dress and PelerineEntry/Object ID
G2009.051a-bDescription
Wedding dress of off-white silk with a complex twill weave, lined with lightweight linen. Wide neckline, finished with piping; center back closure with hooks and eyes (top hook missing). Front of bodice is gathered to piped shoulder seams, but pleated below bust to top of waistband, with pleats pointing toward piped center front seam. Bodice lining dips down to just below the bust point/above the pleats in front, and has a narrow whalebone inserted into channel at center front. Curved, piped side back seams. Full sleeves, pleated to piped armscye, and tapering from elbow to wrist, where they are piped and fasten with a hook and thread eye. Straight skirt is pleated to waistband across front and sides, and gauged at center back. Hem is faced with slightly heavier, stained linen. Hand sewn. Matching pelerine of the same silk, lined with the same linen as the bodice. Neck edge is bound and the rest is piped; lower edge is also trimmed, outside of piping, with bias band of same silk. Also hand sewn.Context
Worn by Elizabeth Cooper Cope (1812-1880) on her marriage in 1839 to William Morris Collins (1811-1864)Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Adult, Female
Historic Costume