Women’s Tan Silk Faille Wedding Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

A three-piece tan silk faille wedding dress. A: tan-faille wedding dress, U-neck front & back, lace around neck & short sleeves, Skirt has a flared gore across the bottom. B: Sleeveless bolero jacket w/ a pleated ruffle around front & bottom. C: belt, w/ glass stone clips that hook together.

Use

by Anne Backer Holdermann at her Dec. 25, 1931 wedding to Harold O. Martin. The two were married in front of a Christmas tree lit with candles in Winamac, IN.

Collection

Unknown

Acquisition

Accession

2002.068

Source or Donor

unknown

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Bolero, Jacket

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk Faille, Lace

Color

Tan

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk Faille, Glass, Stone

Color

Tan

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1931

Time Period

20th Century

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 11, 2003

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Anne Holdermann Martin

Create Date

December 11, 2003

Update Date

May 31, 2024