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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1909. Embroidered silk satin, lace, pearls. Marshall Field & Co., Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Bruce Borland. 1962.275a-b |
| Title | Dress |
| Artists/Makers | Marshall Field & Company (distributor) |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1909 |
| Physical Description | Dress, wedding-style, of off white silk satin. Bodice (a) and under-bodice of silk satin, topped with a lace yoke. Long lace sleeves. Attached belt embellished with embroidery and glass seed beads. Skirt (b) is two layers; the top layer is calf-length and embroidered with silk thread and beads in a geometric floral pattern; the underskirt is floor-length. Slight train at back. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin lace (needlework) pearl (animal material) |
| Object History | Worn by Dorothy Fuller at her wedding to Bruce Borland in 1909. |
| Curatorial Statement | By 1900, the s-curve had become the popular silhouette, which was created by a tight corset that thrust the torso forward while pulling the hips back. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) bodices skirts (garments) wedding dresses |
| Related Persons |
Fuller, Dorothy Borland, Bruce |
| Related Terms | weddings |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Bruce Borland |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1962.275a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHi-54965; ICHi-54966; ICHi-54967; ICHi-54968 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
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| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
Description
| Title | i54965 |
| 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 (Chicago History Museum) |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
