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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1910. Embroidered net, lace. Maker unknown. Gift of Antoinette Vandermyde. 1979.114a-b |
| Title | Dress and slip |
| Date | 1910 |
| Description | Dress (a) of white net and lace. Bodice is embroidered net with a high lace collar and three-quarter sleeves. Skirt is comprised of bands of variously-embroidered net and lace, some done in floral patterns and others adorned with vertical or horizontal tucking. Center back closure with hooks and eyes. Floor-length skirt with slight train in back. Slip (b) of white silk. Neckline and armscyes edged with lace threaded with ribbon. Center front button closure. Flounce at hem trimmed with tucking and lace inserts. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) net (textile) embroidering lace (needlework) ribbon |
| Object History | Worn by donor's mother, Mrs. Nicholas Klesen (née Martha Scholz) for her wedding on June 18, 1910 at St. Nicholas Church, 113th Place and State Street, Chicago. |
| Curatorial Statement | This delicate, easy-to-wear style was created by sewing numerous types of fabric and lace together, often called lace insertion. Due to the light weight of the material, these gowns were often worn in the warm months of the summer. Wedding gowns made completely of white or cream lace were popular starting in the late 1890s and remained in fashion until World War I. |
| Subjects |
Scholz, Martha Klesen, Nicholas weddings |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses slips (underwear) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments ceremonial costume |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Antoinette Vandermyde |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03) |
| Object Number | 1979.114a-b |
| Image File Name | i54759.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
| Title | i54759 |
| 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 |
