Wedding Dress of Anna Langdell
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Identifier
AL2013001
Title
Wedding Dress of Anna Langdell
Description
Dress of white silk and silk net; fit and flare silhouette; fitted silk bodice is strapless with a sweetheart neckline, silk net pleating detail, dropped waistline, zipper closure at center back with button detail; bustier lining; flared silk floor length skirt with layers of silk net in swags on top.
Creator
Melissa Sweet
Date
2012
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 42 inches (hips), 56 inches (center front length), 62.5 inches (center back length),
Medium
net
silk
nylon
plastic
satin
tulle
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
2010s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
AL2013001
Cataloguer with Date
Alexandra Figler and Ruby Pierce, 4/22/13
Color Main
white
Technique
machine sewing
gathering
pleating
Structure Silhouette
fit and flare
Closure Type
zipper
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Neckline
sweetheart
Structure Sleeves
sleeveless
Structure Waist
dropped
Structure Skirt
flared skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Costume Component
lining
Dimensions Chest
32
Dimensions Waist
26
Dimensions Hips
42
Dimensions CF Length
56
Dimensions CB Length
62.5
Dimensions All
32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 42 inches (hips), 56 inches (center front length), 62.5 inches (center back length),
Label
"Melissa Sweet" on large label in back of bodice; small size label (can't read in photographs); "SHELL: 100% SILK / LINING: / 100& POLYESTER / MADE IN CHINA / BN 18258" on smaller label under manufacturer label; "PROFESSIONALLY / DRY CLEAN ONLY / WITH PETROLEUM / SOLVENT" on reverse of smaller label.
Wearer
Anna Leontine Kichorowsky Langdell, Class of 2006
Date Earliest
2012
Date Latest
2012
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Wedding
Function
wedding clothes
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
Especially for this exhibition, Anna Kichorowsky Langdell, VC class of 2006, has loaned us her 2012 wedding gown, to include the fourth generation. She is the daughter of Leontine Hartzell, granddaughter of Mary Lee Hartzell, great-niece of Ellen Baumann, and great-granddaughter of Leontine McPhillips.
Condition Term
very good
Condition
Small tear in tulle along front right hem. Staining and dirt along hem. Small fraying in out layer of tulle.
Mannequin
Amy
Repository
Collection of Anna Langdell
Work Type
dress
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