Wedding Gown for Lillian Swain Trowbridge, 1930

Name/Title

Wedding Gown for Lillian Swain Trowbridge, 1930

Entry/Object ID

2006.058.001

Description

1930 wedding gown for Lillian Swain Trowbridge . Made of China silk at the beginnning of the depression, this gown shows the influence of the 1920's in its straight austere bodice and simple flounced skirt . Gown was laid flat and measured side to side at the waist for the width. Length was measured from shoulder to hem. Its only decorations are its three lush cabbage roses. Overall shattering of silk. Lillian Swain married September 3, 1930.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.058

Source or Donor

Barbara Trowbridge Murray

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

59 in