Wedding dress

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The wedding dress, crafted by Mrs. Minnie Pulliman in 1948 and re-fashioned for her daughter in 1981, features an elegant design with a lace yoke and candlelight satin fabric; its long sleeves extend to a point over the hand with satin button closures at the cuffs, while decorative satin-covered buttons run from the yoke to the waist, accompanied by a side zipper, and the pearl decoration at the collar and yoke.

The wedding dress, crafted by Mrs. Minnie Pulliman in 1948 and re-fashioned for her daughter in 1981, features an elegant design with a lace yoke and candlelight satin fabric; its long sleeves extend to a point over the hand with satin button closures at the cuffs, while decorative satin-covered buttons run from the yoke to the waist, accompanied by a side zipper, and the pearl decoration at the collar and yoke.

Name/Title

Wedding dress

Entry/Object ID

2008.9.3

Description

Wedding dress/made by donor's mother, Mrs. MinniePulliman in 1948/re-fashioned and worn by donor's daughter in 1981/lace yoke/candlelight satin/decorative satin covered buttons from yoke to waist/side zipper closings/sleeves end in point over hand/satin button closures at cuffs/pearl decoration at collar and bottom of yoke/*this yoke replaced original in 1981

Collection

CLOTHING

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

Dimension Notes

Dress:59" long-shoulder to hem Train:69"long -shoulder to hem

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 28, 2008