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Subject: Beadwork Subject: Clothing and dress--History Subject: Clothing and dress--History Subject: Clothing and dress--History Date: 1880 Date: 1889 Content Type: Image Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection Collection: Dorothea June Grossbart Historical Costume Collection-
Wedding Gown: Wedding Dress
Two piece woven ivory silk beaded wedding dress. Top features short sleeves with lace flounces, lace also around neck and down the front. Bodice has ten round buttons down front, each with crocheted covering. Extensive beading on front and side panels of skirt, knife pleats at waist, long train. Handmade lace. Originally work in 1884, altered 1904 and again in 1934. Except for part of the lower part of the skirt train, the dress in good condition. Dress stored with amber necklace wrapped in…
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Two Piece Beaded Dress
Two piece dress set consisting of skirt and top, sepia brown in color. Long skirt is lined with decorative ruffle at hem, front pleats, and bustle. Top is weskit style with stand-up collar, long set-in sleeves, fitted waist, boning, and inner closure at waist. Bodice has twenty three round buttons down front, each with crocheted covering; also, extensive beading on cuffs, neckline, and down the front. Owen, Detroit, circa 1880s.