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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding gown and halo, 1938. Silk satin. Tappé, New York. Gift of Mrs. Robert F. Carr Jr. 1945.115a-b |
| Artists/Makers |
Tappé, Herman Patrick, 1876-1954 (designer) Tappé Herman, Inc. (designer) |
| Title | Dress with long attached train |
| Place of Origin | New York |
| Date | 1938 |
| Description | Dress of white satin. Bias-cut front; V-shaped neckline; and long, tight-fitting sleeves. Back of dress (collar to hem of train) is one entire panel. Very wide train created by large insertions of self-fabric at left and right sides of buttocks. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin |
| Object History | Worn by Mrs. Robert F. Carr, Jr. (neé Vesta Culbertson) to her first wedding on January 15, 1938. Since divorced, she is now Mrs. Charles H. Morse, Jr. |
| Curatorial Statement | With the dawn of Hollywood's golden age, glamour started to influence wedding fashion, and the long sweeping satin trains worn by movie stars quickly became the fantasy of every bride. The way in which the fabric is cut for these gowns is called bias. By cutting fabric on the bias (the cross-grain), it stretches around the form. This cut gained popularity in the 1930s for its sleek, curvaceous look and remains fashionable today. |
| Subjects | weddings |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments ceremonial costume |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert F. Carr, Jr. |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Object Number | 1945.115a |
| Image File Name | i54747.jpg |
| 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
| Title | i54747 |
| Image File Name | i54747.jpg |
| 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 |
