Name/Title
Women’s Ivory Silk & Lace Wedding DressDescription
A two-piece ivory wedding dress of China silk and lace. The blouse has three-quarter-length sleeves with lace cuffs and a lace insertion down the tops of the sleeves, a high lace neckband, and a lace yoke with eighteen 1/4 in. tucks. The skirt is 40 in. long with a 6-1/2 in. hem. It is 124 in. around and gathered into a yoke at the top with seven rows of gathers, each one inch apart. The bottom row is covered in lace. Also included are two blue garter belts with crocheted insertions threaded with one inch of blue satin ribbon, two ivory silk garters, and two satin bows. Sub-numbered A-C.Use
by Edith Munger, the donor's mother, at her Sept. 1902 wedding to William Brunnie Rimstidt in Delaware, Ripley County.Acquisition
Accession
1993.024Source or Donor
Lela McKeandAcquisition Method
DonationClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Dress, Bodice, SkirtClothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Fabric
Lace, SilkColor
IvoryArticle of Clothing/Dress/Costume
GarterClothing Sex
FemaleMade/Created
Date made
1902Time Period
20th CenturyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Edith Munger RimstidtCreate Date
April 17, 2024Update Date
June 21, 2024
