Purse of beige silk brocaded with vines and flowers and ribbons in shades of pink, blue, green, red, brown and orange; lined in golden beige faille with two inner pockets; frame is missing. May have been re-purposed from an older fabric.
Wedding Dress of off-white taffeta with lace bodice with wide, scalloped neckline and short sleeves overlaying a strapless bodice; A-line skirt is full-length with train; several petticoats of tulle attached; stacked button and loop closures at center-back. Donor's mother worked at OSU Music Department. Wedding dress was worn by the donor's mother to wed in 1959 in New York. The donor's mother graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Home Economics. Donor included a framed photograph of her mother wearing the dress, several laminated newspaper articles of the wedding, a complete wedding invitation, and the wedding certificate.
Child's Dress of deep red velvet with needlework lace collars, layered, with scalloped edge; short sleeves with self-lace trim; velvet covered buttons from neckline to hem at center-front.
Collar of brown mink fur shaped to go around neckline with clamps at the ends; backed on brown velvet; brown velvet tabs on the back; hook and eye closure at ends.
Fan of white tulle with accents of fine threads of silver foil throughout; ivory ribbon accent; constructed on a coated wire base; hand-made to go with wedding dress.
Bridesmaid Dress of powder blue taffeta with structured bodice with spaghetti straps and full-length, A-line skirt; gathered fabric at center-back; zip back closure; attached underskirts; boning.
Opera Coat of black silk velvet fully lined in ivory silk satin; attached sash at one side of neckline wraps around to pass through a fabric covered ring on opposite side; long sleeves drop at the shoulder and are gathered into the shoulder seam; below hip length; dipped hem at back.
