Wedding ensemble

Manufacturer H & W Company American

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Large ensembles of bridal attire rarely survive intact, a fact that makes this group of eighteen pieces unusual and special. This set shows what a bride of 1903 considered to be essential garments for her wedding day and night. The set was made and worn by donor's mother, Iza Bernice Shelton. Miss Shelton married Dr. Abel Wilson Atwood on July 7, 1903 at the home of her parents in Brooklyn.

Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American

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Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American
Wedding ensemble, H & W Company, leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl, American

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