Dress, Wedding

Dress, Wedding

Dress, Wedding

Date: 1882
Medium: Fibre: silk (satin, lace), cotton
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1977.6.41a-c
Label text:Worn by Amelia A. Merwood, daughter of Mayor of Weland Ont. on the occasion of her wedding to Mr. William Rufus Teskey, on April 12, 1882.
DescriptionPale light green satin with cotton lining, cotton bustle, lace trim.
a: bodice - V-neck with large diamond point edging, fitted waist
b: skirt - front: 2 draped pieces over 3 tiered accordian pleated and diamond quilted skirt, train, bustle, bottom, lace edging to stiff pleated net.
c: shawl - fringe at short ends.
Not on display