Wedding dress
about 1799
Object PlaceMarblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueDress: silk satin, embroidered with silk and metallic thread, silk plain weave trim
Petticoat: cotton plain weave embroidered with silver metallic thread
DimensionsCenter front (dress): 134.6 cm (53 in.)
Center back (dress): 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center back (petticoat): 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.)
Center back (dress): 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center back (petticoat): 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ward Thoron
Accession number48.1198a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
16–17th century
late 19th century
19th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
about 1801
1700–40s