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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1924. Silk crepe, glass beads. Maker unknown. Gift of Isabelle Cohen. 1981.85.1a |
| Title | Dress |
| Date | 1924 |
| Physical Description | Dress of off white chiffon. Round neckline with rectangular cutouts. Sleeveless. Heavy silver-colored beading in a floral pattern at bust and thigh areas, and a geometric pattern of squares and horizontal stripes at waist and hem areas. Falls below the knee. |
| Materials/Techniques |
chiffon beads (pierced objects) |
| Object History | Worn by Mamie Buffenstein on occasion of her marriage to William Nathan (born in Germany, 1882, died in Chicago October 1954) on June 3, 1924 in her parent's home at 1310 S. Lawndale Avenue, Chicago. |
| Curatorial Statement | Bandeau bras and other "shape reducers" flattened a woman's figure to give her the desirable silhouette of the 1920s. The simple construction of this dress (two straight side seams and two small shoulder seams) is made special with rich glass-bead embroidery. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses |
| Related Persons |
Buffenstein, Mamie Nathan, William |
| Related Terms | weddings |
| Credit Line | Purchased by the Society |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Exhibition History | I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03) |
| Object Number | 1981.85.1a |
| Image File Name | ICHi-54769; ICHi-54770; ICHi-54771; ICHi-54772 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1924. Silk crepe, glass beads. Maker unknown. Gift of Isabelle Cohen. 1981.85.1a |
| Title | i54769 |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
