Items tagged "Lexi": 5
1854 Wedding Dress of Margaret A. Heminway
One of the fascinations of this off white silk taffeta wedding dress comes from the fact that the bride's name is recorded on the inside of the dress. Handwritten in beautiful Palmer penmanship, faded to brown, on the boning inside the bodice, can be found: 'Margaret A. Heminway's wedding dress, married June 21, 1854'. She married Alfred W.…
Cream Wedding Dress of Silk Moire and Wool
Two piece wedding dress of cream wool blend and silk moire with metal supports and closures. Bodice (a) of cream wool blend; boned; high-hip length; pointed waistline; two waist darts on each side in front; princess seams in back; lacing at center front; lining has hook and eye closures; juliet sleeves with puff at top and then straight; square…
Wedding Dress of Margaret A. Heminway
Dress of cream silk taffeta; lining made of off-white polished cotton; crinoline silhouette; boned bodice, barrel-chested, princess seams in back, three waist darts in front; high neckline, finished with fine piping of about 1/6"; cap sleeves with two ruffles; boning at center back and through the front; brass hooks and eyes at center back; piped…
Ivory Silk Faille Gown with Bows
Ivory silk faille floor-length gown with train, bows and lace details, and pleating; shawl neckline with lace trim open to waist; one added closure center front; four pleats at shoulder extending to front waist and continuing to bottom of train on back; large puff sleeves; natural waist with three hook and eye closures; floor-length A-line skirt…
