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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1925. Silk satin, pearls, glass beads, metallic thread. Jeanne Lanvin, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Charles Silberman. 1957.125 . |
| Artists/Makers | Lanvin, Jeanne, 1867-1946 (designer) |
| Title | Lesbos |
| Other Title | Dress with attached train |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1925 |
| Description | Dress, wedding-style, of off white satin with strands of pearl bead rosettes and silver-colored thread trim. Long sleeves; below-the-knee length. Long attached train with edge embroidered in a scallop pattern. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin beads (pierced objects) pearl metal |
| Object History | Worn by the donor, née Beatrice Wolf, for her marriage to Charles Silberman in 1925. |
| Subjects |
Wolf, Beatrice Silberman, Charles weddings |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses trains (costume components) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments ceremonial costume |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Charles Silberman |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03) |
| Object Number | 1957.125 |
| Image File Name | i54442.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 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1925. Silk satin, pearls, glass beads, metallic thread. Jeanne Lanvin, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Charles Silberman. 1957.125 . |
| Title | i54447 |
| 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 |
