Women's White Lace Wedding Dress w/ Bolero

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

2017.018.002AB

Name/Title

Women's White Lace Wedding Dress w/ Bolero

Description

A white lace and organdy wedding dress with a matching bolero. The dress is sleeveless with a sweetheart neckline, a lace bodice, and a lace overlay over the full organdy skirt. The bolero is made entirely of white lace. Sub-numbered A & B. For the box the dress came in, see: 2017.018.003. For the wedding invitation, see: 2017.017.004.

Use

by Phyllis Jean Myer during her January 24, 1954 wedding to Robert Gene Clark at the Fountaintown Methodist Church.

Context

Robert served as a Shelby County Commissioner.

Acquisition

Accession

2017.018

Source or Donor

Beth Keiffaber

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Gown, Bolero

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Organdy

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Most likely purchased from H.P. Wasson & Co. in Indianapolis, IN.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Phyllis Jean Myer Clark

Create Date

April 3, 2024

Update Date

May 31, 2024