1880 Satin Brocade Wedding Gown, NMHT

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Hall of American Costume

National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Summary

An exhibit case containing a model of a young woman looking at herself in the mirror wearing an 1880 satin brocade wedding gown. She, along with two others, is in a setting depicting a dressmaker's salon in the Bustle Period. This exhibit is part of the Hall of American Costume in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1964

Standard number

MAH-6427F

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exhibit

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Clothing and dress

Dressmaking

Exhibitions

Mannequins (figures)

Museum mannequins

Wedding gowns

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_7504