Wedding dress of ivory silk satin
- Title
- Wedding dress of ivory silk satin
- LC Subject
- ceremonial costume
- Donor
- West, Mrs.
- Description
- Wedding dress of ivory silk satin: a) Bodice has low square neckline edged with shirred self-trim; below-elbow length sleeves finished with shirred cuffs; tassels attached to points of hip length bodice; center-front features self-covered round button closure; fitted through the bust and torso with princess seams; backed in ivory cotton; boning; inner waistband belt with hook and eye closure. b) Skirt is gored and is pleated for fullness at back; full-length with long train; hem is trimmed in off-white pleated silk with braided center of dark ivory silk; backed in waxed cotton.
- Motif
- Shirring; Braided silk trim
- Work Type
- wedding dresses
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1850/1859
- Identifier
- 1900.015.003
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk Satin; Cotton
- Technique
- Train; Princess seams; Boning; Self-fabric accents
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- 1853 Wedding dress of Catherine DeWees who married Captain O.H.P. Taylor, Marysville, KY.
