Wedding dress of white silk satin with fine net lace overlay and pearl beadwork
- Title
- Wedding dress of white silk satin with fine net lace overlay and pearl beadwork
- LC Subject
- ceremonial costume
- Description
- Wedding dress of white silk satin with fine net lace overlay and pearl beadwork; bodice has square neckline trimmed in pearl beads in a floral motif; short sleeves have a shirred, piped seam that runs from the shoulder on the outside of the sleeve; dropped empire waistline has a cummerbund sash with pearl beadwork at center; skirt is slim through the hips and is floor length; a V-slit at front is trimmed in bead tassels and eposes at center panel trimmed in lace at the top; asymmetrical lace overlay drapes down sides, falls just below short sleeves, and in back follows the length of the train; train of a rectangular panel; large 8-shaped knot design at center-back; concealed hook and eye closures at back.
- Motif
- Floral motif
- Work Type
- wedding dresses
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1910/1919
- Identifier
- 1900.004.058
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk Satin Net Lace Pearls
- Technique
- Asymmetrical draping Empire waist Train Bloused bodice
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- User-added image
