Dress, Wedding

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Dress, Wedding

Entry/Object ID

1982.44.2

Description

Jessie A. McGrath Clayton Wedding Dress. Navy Blue, V-neckline, Chemise. Material: textile. Size: 40 1/4" W. x 51" L. Description: Navy blue drop waist slipover dress. Deep V-neckline with fold-down collar has a long, narrow tie that threads through a channel on the bodice front. A self-fabric flower embellishes one side of the collar. Either side of the dress on both front and back has released pleats that go to the hemline and are stitched down to the hem. Drop-waist belt at hipline. Long sleeves are cuffed and closed with snaps. Below-knee length.

Context

Donor's mother's wedding dress. Worn by Jessie A. McGrath for her marriage to Roy D. Clayton on 6 December 1927.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 6, 1927

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown, Wedding

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clayton, Jessie A. (McGrath)

Exhibitions

Notes

05/1991 - 07/1991

Create Date

July 12, 1990

Update Date

May 7, 2026