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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1887. Silk faille, net, lace, pearl. E. E. Holland, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Virginia B. Harper. 1964.895a-b |
| Title | Dress |
| Artists/Makers | E.E. Holland (manufacturer) |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1887 |
| Physical Description | Dress of off white silk faille decorated with pearl beads and embroidered net. Fitted bodice (a) with standing collar; front has net insert from neck to waist; bands of pearl beading at collar, chest, bust, and hip; three-quarter sleeves with net insets at shoulders; pearl bead and lace trim at cuff. Self-fabric skirt (b) has embroidered net overlayer; floor-length; long train of self-fabric with white lace dust ruffle. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) faille net (textile) pearl (animal material) lace (needlework) |
| Object History | Worn by Alice Minard Barbour, mother of donor, at her marriage to William Cleaveland Bodman. |
| Curatorial Statement | This wedding dress shows the transition in skirt style in the 1880s. At the beginning of the decade, the bustle was flat with a long sweeping train, and by the mid-to-late 1880s, the bustle was much more pronounced, jutting out directly from the waist. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses bodices skirts (garments) |
| Related Persons |
Barbour, Alice Minard Bodman, William Cleveland |
| Related Terms | weddings |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Virginia B. Harper |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1964.895a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHi-62763; ICHi-54678; ICHi-54689; ICHi-54690 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1887. Silk faille, net, lace, pearl. E. E. Holland, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Virginia B. Harper. 1964.895a-b |
| Title | i62763 |
| 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 |
