Cummings Wedding Dress Accessories
Name/Title
Cummings Wedding Dress AccessoriesEntry/Object ID
1977.1.2Description
Collar, Cuffs and Belt to accompany Cora Cummings Hawkes' Wedding Dress.. Material: textile, beads. Description: All accessories are fashioned from coral pink silk velveteen edged with a beaded embellishment in a pearlescent floral pattern. Beads consist of larger round glass pearl beads and smaller round beads. (c) Collar. Size: 3 1/4" W. bands. Lined with pink taffeta; four attached 3 1/4" bands form a square to outline the neckline yoke; three sets of hooks and eyes attach collar to the shoulder of matching gown. (d) and (e) Cuffs. Size: 2 1/4" W. Lined with pink taffeta. (f) Belt. Size: 2" W. x 29" L. Backed in white net lining, closes with two sets of hooks and eyes.Context
Worn by Cora Cummings for her wedding to Allen S. Hawkes 28 December 1898 in Hillsdale, Michigan. Cora and Allen Hawkes lived in Waseca until 1920, then moved to Hillsdale, Michigan. Accompany gown 8187ab.Cataloged By
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dress, WeddingNomenclature Sub-Class
Wedding ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Accessories, WeddingClass
Clothing, AccessoryCategory
Personal ArtifactsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
8187
8187.2