Gown, Wedding, deaccessioned

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Gown, Wedding, deaccessioned

Entry/Object ID

33.90.19 a,b,c

Description

Multicolored Cotton, Long-Sleeved, Brown Ribbon Trim Dress of Cornelia Reibling Gerhart. Material: textile, metal. Two-piece gown with petticoat. (a) Waist. Description: multicolored cotton - long sleeved trimmed with brown ribbon - blue satin yoke trimmed with brown ribbon extends over shoulders to sleeves covered with lace net. (b) Skirt. Description: multi-colored cotton - floor length with short train - closure at waistband with hook and eye. (c) Petticoat. Description: brown cotton floor length half slip - pleated hemline peeks from under skirt hem - gathered waistband.

Context

Worn by Cornelia Reibling for her marriage to Robert George Gilhart 14 October 1896 in St Mary Township, Waseca County. Cornelia and Robert died in 1932.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown, Wedding

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Type

fabric deterioration, insect damage

Date Examined

Mar 27, 2026

Examined By

Simmons, Anna

Notes

Deterioration beyond repair

Exhibitions

Notes

05/1991 - 07/1991

Deaccession

Deaccession

33.90.19

Notes

Deterioration beyond repair. Likely insect damage

Create Date

July 30, 1990

Update Date

June 19, 2026