Name/Title
Wedding dressEntry/Object ID
C780Description
Two piece grey silk, machine and hand sewn, bodice has long sleeves with pleated ruffle, hook and eye, buttons down front, pointed collar with pleated ruffle, line with brown cotton, piping over shoulder and edge of bodice, back trimmed with bow and deep pleat, skirt trimmed with ruffle, hem lined, pocket sewn closed, black tape around waist, over skirt gathered with bustle and train in back, front trimmed with bow and hem with black and white trim.
Comments: This dress has been altered from it 1861 style to a ca.1880 Sunday best dress. This dress was the wedding dress of Martha Jane Manson (born in Biddeford Maine, April 15, 1838) when she married Capt. Charles Freeman Nichols (born in Searsport, Maine, April 3, 1838). They were married in Greene, Maine on June 2, 1861. Capt. Nichols was lost at sea March 4, 1876 off the Bahama Islands. Martha died two years later in Lewiston, May 11, 1878. Martha was the great grand mother of the donor.Collection
Costume CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Davis, Joanne W.Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
DressTextile Details
Fabric
Silk, CottonColor
Gray, Brown, BlackNotes
Silk with cotton liningLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dress, WeddingNomenclature Sub-Class
Wedding ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Apr 1, 2019Examined By
Collection CommitteeNotes
Good some holes in silk