Name/Title
Wedding GownEntry/Object ID
995.28.3Description
- Wedding Dress, c.1850.
- This dress was used as a wedding gown. It has a three quarter high bodice that is pointed and also has a round neckline. The dress's structure is called a "Bell Silhouette".
- The material used was silk of a lavender colour which is embroidered with a purple and white floral pattern. The lining of the dress is cotton and is stained a golden colour . Inside the sleeves there is a light blue satin lining that measures 8 inches on the outside seam and 3 inches in the inside seam.
- The sleeves are pagoda sleeves which is a sleeve in the sape of a large triangle or bell. They are trimmed with a fringe like trim of purple's and white lace.
- The bodice has a heart pelerine that starts at the shoulders and descends to the waist where it turns into close-gaging at the point. The pelerine is rimmed wih a fringe trimming of the colours purple and white.
- On each shoulder there are two epaulettes of the same satin and fringe trimming. Funk and Wagnalls dictionary defines spaulettes as a fringed shoulder ornament.
- On the bodice at the back the waist is close gaged and is trimmed with torsage of the same satin. (The waist at the back is no pointed).
- The back of the dress is plain with 15 hooks and eyes to attach the dress.
- The skirt is not trimmed, it is hemmed under an inch.Dimensions
Dimension Notes
See description.Material
Cotton, Satin, Silk, Lace