Wedding dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2018.11.25.18ab.CW.DR.C1905.FR
Description
Handmade Battenberg lace, machine tulle, decorated with textile flowers wedding dress with train.Embroidery with fabric inlays.
Battenberg lace is a type of tape lace. It is of American origin, designed and first made by Sara Hadley of New York.
Materials
Cotton
Silk
Laces
Origin
circa 1905 France (FR)

Exhibitions History
• 2023.06.09–2023.09.10. ‘The Moment Before. Wedding attire early 19th century – second half of the 20th century. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia.
• 2024.04.27–2024.09.15. ‘19th - 20th century Wedding Fashion. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.‘ Šilutė Hugo Sheu Museum (Hugo Sheu Manor), Šilutė, Lithuania.