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Object Name |
Dress, Wedding |
Date |
1903 |
Other Name |
Wedding dress overdress |
Description |
Cream colored wedding dress made of linen and lace. Dress has an upright collar satin collar covered in lace on the exterior and interior. Lace embellishment in the front center of collar. Bodice has a flounce around the shoulders below which is an unlined lace portion followed by cream linen. Long inner sleeve made of ivory satin, fitted. Outer sleeves are long and gather with smocking just above the elbow. Bottom portion of sleeve flares out with an unlined center section of lace. Long, lace cuffs with an inner layer made of gauzy fabric with ribbon trim at the hem. Skirt is made of several sections. Top section is linen with vertical pleats spaced about an inch apart. Below this is an unlined section of lace, followed by linen, then lace. The bottom of the skirt is made of linen and is flared. It has smocking at the top and ruffled cream colored ribbon trim above the hem. Dress closes in the back with snaps. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
2017.004.001A |
Material |
Linen/Thread/Ribbon/Non-Ferrous Metal |
People |
Niederman, Anne Colman Niederman, Maurice Colman, Anne |
Search Terms |
1900s Weddings Women's Clothing & Accessories |