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Deep red silk satin wedding dress with damask panels along collar, bodice, front, shoulders, cuffs, and in skirt. Glazed cotton lines both pieces. Bodice has button closure and skirt has built-in bustle and rouching across front.

Deep red silk satin wedding dress with damask panels along collar, bodice, front, shoulders, cuffs, and in skirt. Glazed cotton lines both pieces. Bodice has button closure and skirt has built-in bustle and rouching across front.

Bodice and Skirt

Description

Deep red silk satin wedding dress with damask panels along collar, bodice, front, shoulders, cuffs, and in skirt. Glazed cotton lines both pieces. Bodice has button closure and skirt has built-in bustle and rouching across front.

Creator

Date

1880s

Materials

Silk, satin, whale bone, metal, cotton, damask

Dimensions

Bodice: 26 inches (bust) 12 inches (shoulder), 21.5 inches (waist) 18.5 inches (length - neck to waist front) 23 inches (length - neck to waist back); Skirt: 23 inches (waist), 37 inches (length - front), 39 inches (length - back)

Object ID

1960.78.9a,b

Resource ID

121

Notes

Worn by Anna Elizabeth Creckenberger who married William Leigh Brown. Donor was the daughter of the wearer.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. David F. Rife

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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