Wedding Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Wedding Dress

Entry/Object ID

2025.35.001A-B

Description

Two-piece wedding gown from the 1857 wedding of James A. Hyde and Hannah Chatterton. Bodice - icy blue taffeta silk lined with glazed white cream cotton. Long bell sleeves trimmed with ruched taffeta, and orange golden fringe in silk. Bodice has diagonal pleats across bust, with CF opening of hooks and eyes. Straight waist. Small faux-frog closures of same golden orange silk as the fringe. High round neckline. Pipping at neckline and armscye and waist line. Inside of bust are two bust pads. Skirt - made from same icy blue silk taffeta, lined with glazed cream cotton. skirt is set into waistband with knife pleats, but waistband is not original. CB opening, but no hooks and eyes remains. No hem facing, but hem edge is bound with black cotton twill tape. Stains on skirt. One bodice frog-closure is detached but present with dress.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Wedding Gown

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Taffeta

Color

Blue

Made/Created

Date made

1857