P87.20.50

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Fabric_22 Left to right P83.9.4 (dress), P91.23.3 (hoop dress), P73.1.2 (dress), X676A (sleeve in case), P87.20.50 (wedding dress), 95.65.1 (red dress), See _14 for last three objects

Fabric_26 Left to right P87.20.50 (wedding dress), 95.65.1 (red dress), Case clockwise, 79.67.1 (bodice panel), 77.3.68 (textile), P83.15.1 (blue textile), 82.189.40A & B (textile and ruffle)

Fabric_25 Left to right X676A (sleeve in case), P87.20.50 (wedding dress), 95.65.1 (red dress), Large case P86.54.273 (textile), P86.54.129A & B (sleeves), P87.34.6 (waistcoat)

Object: Wedding dress

Date: c. 1860

Medium: Silk satin

Country: USA

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P87.20.50

DescriptionTwo-piece wedding dress in cream silk satin with coordinating ensemble pieces; wide necked bodice with flared short sleeves; matching full skirt with cartridge pleats

Label Text:The undulations of gleaming satin in this wedding dress recall the sensual comparison made by novelist Emile Zola between women’s bodies and silk fabric: “All the milky tones of an adored person were there, from the velvet of the hips, to the fine silk of the thighs and the shining satin of the bosom.”

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Fabric In Fashion