Name/Title
Blanche Clement GownEntry/Object ID
1969.6.2283Description
China Silk Wedding Dress. Blanche Clement Van Loon. Material: textile and metal. (a) Waist. Size: 33" W. 18 1/2" L. Description: Lightweight silk dress with white lace inserts. High neck and flanges either side. Fastens in back with hooks. Dropped full gathered sleeves with cuffs. (b) Skirt. Size: 90" W. at base x 39" L. Description: Lightweight silk gored skirt with tiny vertical tucking from waist to shape. White lace inserts and ruffle above hemline. (c) Belt. Size: 4" W. x 27" L. Description: Wide ribbon silk belt, same color as gown but heavier fabric is shirred at both sides and hooks in place at the left. One folded pleat down the center.Context
Sewn by local seamstress Louise (Oestrich) Logue and worn by Blanche Clement, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clement, when she married B.F.(Ben Franklin) Van Loon on May 7, 1907 in her home in Waseca. It was Mr. Van Loon's 28th birthday. Goes with Pantalettes 2286.
Both Louise and Blanche were born and resided in Waseca.Cataloged By
vanessaMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Logue, Louise (Oestrich)Role
SeamstressDate made
1907Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dress, WeddingNomenclature Sub-Class
Wedding ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Personal ArtifactsCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Apr 15, 2026Notes
Surprisingly well preserved. Would consider "excellent" except for an underarm seam that needs repair.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Logue, Louise (Oestrich)Notes
seamstress who made the dressPerson or Organization
Van Loon, Blanche (Clement)Create Date
July 12, 1990Update Date
June 30, 2026
