Name/Title
Wedding GownEntry/Object ID
CW 741 a-bDescription
Wedding ensemble including two-piece wedding gown; All in excellent condition. Circa 1879.
CW 741 a Wedding Bodice. Cream color satin bodice; trimmed with silk and pearl fringe and real val lace.
CW 741 b Wedding skirt. Cream color; self striped satin and corded silk.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaProvenance
Notes
Val lace is also known as French Val lace, Valenciennes lace, bobbin lace and heirloom lace. It is usually made of linen threads but later, cotton was used. The lace is worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif. (Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/valenciennes)