Gown, Wedding

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Gown, Wedding

Entry/Object ID

64.97.1a

Description

Ivory Rayon, Puffed Sleeves Dress of Lorraine Malchow. Material: textile, metal. Size: 15" W. at shoulders x 56 1/2" L. x 13 1/2" W. at waistline. Description: ivory rayon-like fabric - ivory velvet ribbon trim: four rows with bows encircle waistline, four rows encircle hipline - short puffy sleeves - v-neckline with fabric crossing across bustline - wide full skirt - size zipper closure. Part of ensemble with veil #64.97.1b.

Context

Lorraine & Larry Malchow opened the Ben Franklin store in Waseca in 1948 on the corner of 2nd Ave. NW & State St. N. The location of the store moved to the corner of 3rd Ave. NE & State St. N. in 1970. The Malchows retired in 1982. Larry Malchow married Lorraine

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 15, 1940

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown, Wedding

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

October 24, 1997

Update Date

June 19, 2026