Women’s White Lawn Wedding Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

1980.030.001A

Name/Title

Women’s White Lawn Wedding Dress

Description

Lingerie-type white lawn with lace yoke, dog collar neck w/silk rucking around top of cap sleeve and yoke. B: Skirt is lingerie type of whte lawn material. Front made of 3 gores, back gathered w/ cartridge pleats, ruffle w/lace insertion in tucks and edging, a slight train in back. Small double-ruffle edging at top of large ruffle at bottom. C: Petticoat is lawn material same as skirt with plain ruffle at bottom and tucks at top of ruffle.

Use

By Mae M. Barnes (1884-1977), at her Oct. 16, 1902 wedding to Burt Ensminger.

Context

Mae M. Barnes Ensminger Roe was the donor's grandmother and a life-long resident of Shelby County, IN. Mae later divorced Burt Ensminger and married Clater Roe. Mrs. Roe is buried at the 2nd Mt. Pleasant Cemetary in Johnson County, IN.

Collection

Lynda K. Vogler

Acquisition

Accession

1980.030

Source or Donor

Lynda K. Vogler

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Gown

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Marium Mae Barnes

Role

Seamstress

Date made

1902

Time Period

20th Century

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 19, 2000

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Marium Mae Barnes

Create Date

April 19, 2000

Update Date

June 1, 2024