Woman's wedding dress (dress and veil)
Filenes Department Store, Boston
(American, founded 1911)
about 1938
Medium/TechniqueDress: Synthetic satin weave. Veil: Silk net, wire, wax flowers, and elastic
DimensionsDress center back: 231.1 cm (91 in.)
Dress center front: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)
Veil overall: 297.2 x 223.5 cm (117 x 88 in.)
Dress center front: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)
Veil overall: 297.2 x 223.5 cm (117 x 88 in.)
Credit LineGift of Susan Ward
Accession number2007.967.1-2
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Provenance2006, purchased by the donor, Susan Ward, from a New Hampshire dealer via an internet auction; gift to MFA (Accession date: December 12, 2007)
mid-19th century
about 1858
1800–05
18th century
