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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding ensemble, 1933. Silk satin and tulle Jacques, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Maurice P. Geraghty. 1979.27.1a-c |
| Title | Ensemble: dress, cap, and veil |
| Artists/Makers | Jacques (creator) |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1933 |
| Physical Description | Dress (a), wedding-style, of off white satin. Deep V-shaped neck at front and back. Off-set shoulder seams decorated with braided satin trim. Collapsed balloon-shaped sleeves are three-quarter length, each made from seven panels of satin. High waist. Front of skirt has been gathered at center front seam, from which it flares into bias-cut skirt. Ankle-length skirt extends to slight train in back. Juliet cap (b) of tulle trimmed with off white satin braid, which extends into a chin strap. Veil (c) of off white silk tulle attaches to lower edge of cap. Falls to knee. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin tulle (meshed textile) |
| Marks | Jacques, Chicago |
| Object History | Worn by donor (née Helen Tieken, b. 1902), on occasion of her marriage to Maurice Patrick Geraghty on April 15, 1933. Mrs. Geraghty graduated from the University of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa in 1923 and later received her Master's degree there. She studied abroad at the Sorbonne and Oxford. At the time of her wedding, she was the director and manager of Junior League Players . The wedding took place at her parents' apartment at 223 E. Delaware Place in Chicago. The flowers were orchids. |
| Curatorial Statement | Jacques was a custom dressmaking salon in Chicago that specialized in women's special-occasion and evening wear. The Museum has only a few examples of designs from Jacques, but each is exquisitely made with interesting patterns, as seen in the circular cut of this gown's sleeves. Small marks on the stomach area of the gown suggest that either a long necklace or a bracelet was worn with the ensemble, which snagged the fabric. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments headgear |
| Object Types |
ensembles (costume) wedding dresses caps (headgear) veils (headcloths) |
| Related Persons |
Tieken, Helen C. Geraghty, Maurice Patrick |
| Related Terms | weddings |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Maurice P. Geraghty |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Exhibition History | I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03) |
| Object Number | 1979.27.1a-c |
| Image File Name | ICHi-54680; ICHi-54681 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
Description
| Basic ID | Wedding ensemble, 1933. Silk satin and tulle Jacques, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Maurice P. Geraghty. 1979.27.1a-c |
| Title | i54680 |
| 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 |
