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Basic ID	Wedding dress and detachable train, 1926. Silk velvet, pearl and crystal beads. Maker unknown. Gift of Mrs. Louis Manierre Anderson. 1950.280a-b
Title	Dress with detachable train
Place of Origin	United States
Date	1926
Description	Dress (a) of off white panne velvet. Unadorned, round-necked, long-sleeved bodice, with pearl- and crystal-beaded square embellishments at hip. Skirt falls below the knee. Detachable train (b) of off white velvet train attaches to dress at back of shoulders; square hem.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) velvet pearl beads (pierced objects) crystal (lead glass)
Object History	Worn by Mrs. S. C. Woodard (née Ruth Nelson), sister of donor, in her 1926 wedding.
Subjects	weddings
Object Types	dresses (garments) trains (costume components) wedding dresses
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments ceremonial costume
Credit Line	Gift of Mrs. Louis Manierre Anderson
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Object Number	1950.280a-b
Image File Name	i54639.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Basic ID	Wedding dress and detachable train, 1926. Silk velvet, pearl and crystal beads. Maker unknown. Gift of Mrs. Louis Manierre Anderson. 1950.280a-b
Title	i54639
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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