Name/Title
Wedding dress, 1881Entry/Object ID
131Description
Wedding dress of Mrs. James Rundlet May. Dress is ivory silk with floral pattern in weave of fabric. There is a gathered ruffled panel on the front of the skirt with pleated sides and gathered bustle. There are silk covered buttons on the front and a lace collar. Matches lace veil, 132. Her wedding occurred in the John Paul Jones house.Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
131Source or Donor
May, Mrs. James RundletAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1881Notes
Early Date: 1881Dimensions
Width
12-1/2 inLength
84-1/2 inCircumference
25 inDimension Notes
69" = length from waist to train's hem
Length measured from the top of the collar to the train's hem. Width and circumference are measured at the waist.General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Monique Wilkins
Status Date: 2013-05-21
UDF22: As of 7/18/2001 the dress is in the last case in the upper museum, where it is the first dress on the left hand side of the case (when coming from the ramp).
As of 5/21/2013, located in attic storage box 18.
