1899
Wedding Gown
The Battenberg lace Bertha collar was purchased in Paris, and is a valuable piece of Belgian produced lace. Sleeves, monobosom and overlay are made of fine silk tulle with an added ruffle around the long train, worn over a cream silk pleated petticoat. .
Wedding gown made of fabric bought in Paris while Elizabeth Conrow Valentine was studying at the Sorbonne. Battenberg lace collar from Belgium. The gown was never worn for a wedding, but was worn for a ball. The two sisters were studying abroad so their mother accompanied them as their chaperone and had her own apartment in Paris
Provenance:
Feathers, Mary, Gurleyville Rd, Storrs, CT 06268 for her mother Virginia Valentine
Construction Label:
Home made
2012C 1899.9
The Battenberg lace Bertha collar was purchased in Paris, and is a valuable piece of Belgian produced lace. Sleeves, monobosom and overlay are made of fine silk tulle with an added ruffle around the long train, worn over a cream silk pleated petticoat. .
Wedding gown made of fabric bought in Paris while Elizabeth Conrow Valentine was studying at the Sorbonne. Battenberg lace collar from Belgium. The gown was never worn for a wedding, but was worn for a ball. The two sisters were studying abroad so their mother accompanied them as their chaperone and had her own apartment in Paris
Provenance:
Feathers, Mary, Gurleyville Rd, Storrs, CT 06268 for her mother Virginia Valentine
Construction Label:
Home made
2012C 1899.9