This dress was worn by Gertrude Stoddard when she wed William Shapper on March 22, 1861, in Horseheads, New York. White wedding gowns would become fashionable later in the 19th century and before that, a woman wore a nice gown, but one she could wear again for more formal occasions. Queen Victoria , with her love of all things Scottish, popularized the use of plaid fabric.
Unidentified. Wedding Dress. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2002-01-506/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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