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1840-1850
GUSN-36341
Cream silk gauze wedding gown with bateau neck with piping; pleated and tucked neckline gathers in v-shape toward slightly pointed waistband; piping at waist; boned bodice is lined with white glazed cotton; hook and eye closure at back; cap sleeves with tucks at edge and cream silk ribbon at each shoulder; cartridge pleats all around; voile lining.
wedding dresses
dresses (garments)
gauze
stitching
silk (textile)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Gauze
Hand Stitched
Wedding
Gown, Wedding
Unknown
1933.2114
Title Veil Fragment Accession Number 1933.2118
Title WAISTCOAT Accession Number 1933.2120
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