Dress, wedding

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Dress, wedding

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.859

Description

Dress, wedding; ivory-colored silk with brocade polychrome (red, green, yellow, blue, purple) floral designs, chiefly chrysanthemums; short sleeves. Appears to have had lace trimming at cuffs (and perhaps at neck) originally.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Silk, Linen

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Dimensions

Dimension Description

diameter of skirt

Diameter

96 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 96 in. (243.8 cm)

Dimension Description

length-bottom to shoulder

Length

63 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 63 in. (160 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miss Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Sarah Van der Volgen

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 02C