Wedding Dress
Unknown French, French
1890
Silk stain, pearl, satin, cloth, silk tulle
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Elizabeth R. Mayor
2010.24.1A-C
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Inscriptions
Label: "S. Dellac, Robes Et Mantéaux, New York". Left Seal on Label: "Exposition Universelle, 1889". Right Seal on Label: "Republic Français"
Course History
COLT 73, 101, Spectacle and Exhibitionism, Michelle Warren, Winter 2012
Provenance
Elizabeth Rowland Mayor (Mrs. Michael Mayor) gave the wedding dress to the Hood Museum in August 1980. The dress was assigned an accession number in 2010 and catalogued in 2011. (M. Spicer, January 17, 2011)
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