Ruth Agnes Gossman Groenevelt Wedding Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Ruth Agnes Gossman Groenevelt Wedding Gown

Entry/Object ID

77.80.13 a

Description

White Satin and Net Dress of Ruth Gossman Groeneveld. Material: textile, metal. Size: 36" W. x 60" L. Description: white satin full underskirt and bodice, white net overskirt, white lace yoke insert and bodice overlay, narrow stand up collar, long, tapered sleeves.

Context

Worn by Ruth Agnes Gossman for her wedding to Lambertus "Bert" Dirk Groeneveld 29 April 1953 at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Janesville, Minnesota. See photograph 77.80.93. Note in the original gift agreement form states: "Wedding dress and veil worn by Josephine Marie Anderson at her wedding to Robert Joseph Gossman March 1, 1916 in Rock Island, Illinois. Embroidered net - two tiers, cummerbund is boned silk, sleeveless jacket with lace yoke. A friend made it for her mother."

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 29, 1953

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown, Wedding

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

March 16, 1992

Update Date

June 19, 2026