Wedding Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Wedding Dress

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.100

Description

A white silk and satin wedding dress. The dress has a vertically-striped pattern throughout, consisting of two shiny stripes on either side of a horizontally-striped stripe. The sleeves are puffy, and there is lace detailing from the shoulders down around the bottom edge of the bodice, as well as at the end of the sleeves. The back of the dress is open, and there are clasps and stays to close and tighten the dress.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress, Wedding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Wedding Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

75 in

Length

57-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while laying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Milo Johnson

Notes

Donor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Milo & Evelyn Johnson

Owner/Agent

Milo Johnson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jul 15, 1996