Wedding Dress

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About this item

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.

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Details

Item typeClothing
CreatorUnidentified
Date1861
PlaceNew York
TopicFamily, Children, Marriage, Courtship
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
MaterialCloth
Dimension detailsHeight: 97.50 in Width: 86.00 in
Catalog #2002.01.506
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Unidentified. Wedding Dress. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2002-01-506/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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