Gown, Wedding

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Gown, Wedding

Entry/Object ID

8190

Description

Green Plaid Taffeta Dress of Lucy Cummings. Material: textile, bone and metal. Size: 16" W. under arms x 51 1/2" L. down back x 17 1/2" L. sleeves. Description: green accented with red, blue, white and black taffeta floor length dress; rounded collarless neckline; set-in leg-o-mutton 3/4 sleeves - trimmed with black taffeta & green chenille sewn into shoulder seam; back closure has 15 hooks & eyes; bodice has 5 darts with stays in back; bodice is lined with tan cotton; condition - waist seam is uneven, some shattering of fabric.

Context

Wedding dress worn by Mrs. Charles K. (Lucy) Cummings, married in Genesee County, New York, on 30 November 1859. She was the mother of Mrs. Allen S. (Cora) Hawkes. Lucy died in Waseca, Minnesota on 30 June 1911, & was buried in New York.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Nov 30, 1859

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown, Wedding

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 23, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024