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Wedding dress worn by Ella Lowell who married Arthur Lyman (overskirt)
American
1858
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk and tulle
Dimensions
107 cm (42 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald T. Lyman
Accession Number51.1345c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWedding dress; white taffeta under dress with white tulle over dress and stole, (a) bodice with widely flaring neckline fitted tightly at waist and pointed sharply center front and back, laced down back, short sleeves, tulle sewn to taffeta; (b) white taffeta skirt long very full with fullness evenly spaced all around; (c) white tulle overskirt with two tulle flounces; (d) stole deepest at center back with two long lappets in front, edged with tulle fluting.