Bridesmaid Dress

Name/Title

Bridesmaid Dress

Entry/Object ID

2017.19.2

Description

Part A) Pale pink cotton net and swiss dotted dress. Rounded neckline in front and back. Cap sleeves trimmed with pink ruffles. Bodice is not shaped. Dress has three bands of net ruffles midway down dress starting at hip-height. Floor-length skirt, trimmed with net ruffles. Part B) Cream bolero. Open front with rounded edges. Waist-length and sleeveless. Part C) Faux flower crown. Green cloth leaves and white wax flowers and buds affixed to a wire circlet wrapped in lime green thread.

Use

Worn as a bridesmaid's dress by on July 23rd, 1932, at Moravian Church in Vancouver.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Piller, Dayle

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, Wax

Color

Pink, White, Green

Notes

Dotted Swiss

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1932

Place

City

Vancouver

State/Province

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Dress Length: 136cm Width (b): 36cm Bolero Length: 41cm Width (b): 37cm Crown Width: 29cm Height:2cm