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Wedding Coat and Dress
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| Accession #: | 1451.1 |
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| Title: | Wedding Coat and Dress |
| Object Type: | Coat; Dress; Dress, Wedding |
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| Physical Description: | Dress of off-white wool twill. Net yoke trimmed with satin stitch embroidery. Slightly gathered, cuffed sleeves, with three tucks on upper half. High collar, rope trim. Princess style. Box pleats below hips. hook and eye closures and two self-buttons for decoration in back. Not lined. Full length. Coat of off-white wool twill. Lined with white polished cotton. Black velvet shawl collar and cuffs. Two button closure in front. Self and white velvet buttons. |
| Description: | This off-white dress and black velvet-trimmed coat made an elegant wedding ensemble around 1915. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Related Objects: |
1451.1A (Unknown, Dress; Dress, Wedding, Wedding Dress, 1910s)
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| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women); Clothing (Personal Artifact); Outerwear (Personal Artifact->Clothing); Marriage (Communication->Ceremonial)
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| Dimensions: |
shoulders 15 1/2" A
sleeve length 24" A
length 59" A
shoulders 16 1/2" B
sleeve length 24" B
length 53 1/2" B
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| Materials/Techniques: |
wool (Material)
velvet (Material)
embroidery (Technique)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Orla Borg Skene, 1952 |
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