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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Wedding dress and detachable train, 1921. Silk velvet, tulle, rhinestones. The Vogue, 512 Michigan Boulevard, Chicago. Gift of John S. and Clive Runnells. 1978.25.8a-b |
| Title | Dress with detachable train |
| Artists/Makers | The Vogue (Chicago, Ill.) (distributor) |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1921 |
| Physical Description | Dress (a) of off white panne velvet. Sleeveless, wide-necked bodice with draped neckline. Sides open to dropped waist to reveal tulle underlayer. Pearl bead strands loop over shoulders to waist. Each hip is trimmed with large circular rhinestone-covered medallions; strands of pearls hang between medallions at front and back. Detachable train (b) of self-fabric; floor-length. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) velvet (fabric weave) pearl (animal material) rhinestone metal |
| Object History | Worn by donors' mother, Mary P. Withers, on the occasion of her marriage to Clive Runnells on September 10, 1921, in Lake Forest, Illinois at the Church of the Holy Spirit. |
| Curatorial Statement | This dress is similar to another wedding dress in the Museum's collection (1950.280a-b). Both are made with a fine silk velvet and both have geometric embellishment on the dropped hip as well as removable square trains. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses trains (costume components) |
| Related Persons |
Runnells, Mary P. Withers Runnells, Clive |
| Related Terms | weddings |
| Credit Line | Gift of John S. Runnells and Clive Runnells |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1978.25.8a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHi-54624; ICHi-54623; ICHi-54626; ICHi-54625; ICHi-54627; ICHi-54635 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
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Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress and detachable train, 1921. Silk velvet, tulle, rhinestones. The Vogue, 512 Michigan Boulevard, Chicago. Gift of John S. and Clive Runnells. 1978.25.8a-b |
| Title | i54625 |
| 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. |
