Name/Title
Martha Marie Jensen Sunde Wedding DressEntry/Object ID
1971.4.1Description
Martha Marie Jensen Sunde Wedding Gown. Chestnut brown silk two-piece dress with blue accents. Material: textile. Two piece dress suit. (a) Waist. Size: 14" W. across bodice x 23" L. Description: tan silk jacket; front vertical closure with ivy-patterned buttons; small stand up collar; bodice back tapers over hipline into tails; blue-trimmed, long, loose sleeves. (b) Skirt. Size: 13" W. at waist x 40" L. Description: tan silk floor length trimmed with two blue v-shaped ribbons bands; ruffle around hemline extends to skirt back. (The entire waist and skirt are falling apart. It was very challenging to button the buttons on waist for the photograph taken 26 March 2018.)Context
Worn by Martha Marie Jensen on her wedding day July 7, 1881 when she married Sam O. Sunde at the LeSueur Lutheran Church east of New Richland. Donor is a daughter of Sam and Marie Sunde. See photograph 39.13.2.
Note: Originally written as Martha Marie Hogaas, but this was her mother's maiden name. Find-a-grave.com confirms Jensen as Martha's maiden name.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Gown, WeddingClass
Clothing, OuterwearCategory
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Notes
05/1991 - 07/1991; 2013 Sunde Reunion LS Church New RichlandCreate Date
July 10, 1991Update Date
June 10, 2026