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Wedding dress
American
about 1799
Object Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Dress: silk satin, embroidered with silk and metallic thread, silk plain weave trim
Petticoat: cotton plain weave embroidered with silver metallic thread
Petticoat: cotton plain weave embroidered with silver metallic thread
Dimensions
Center front (dress): 134.6 cm (53 in.)
Center back (dress): 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center back (petticoat): 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.)
Center back (dress): 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center back (petticoat): 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ward Thoron
Accession Number48.1198a-b
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWedding dress in two parts, worn by Eunice Hooper at her marriage to her cousin John Hooper, in Marblehead, Mass. Overdress of white satin (now cream colored), short waisted, surplice line in front, open down entire length of front, fullness in back in narrow pleats caught to high waist line, hanging free to form train, elbow length sleeves trimmed with folds of georgette crêpe caught with circlets of artificial pearls. Shoulder, center,and side back seams, edges of sleeves, and entire edge of overdress except for train finished with white silk fly fringe.
Petticoat of wedding dress, 48.1198a, worn by Eunice Hooper at her wedding to her cousin John Hooper, in Marblehead, Mass. Made of Indian embroidered mull, white with all over silver dots, skirt made extremely full, gathered into linen tape waistband, hooked down center back.
Petticoat of wedding dress, 48.1198a, worn by Eunice Hooper at her wedding to her cousin John Hooper, in Marblehead, Mass. Made of Indian embroidered mull, white with all over silver dots, skirt made extremely full, gathered into linen tape waistband, hooked down center back.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Ward Thoron, to MFA 1948