wedding dress skirt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5274
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV987.31.8
- Description
- Wedding dress skirt, c.1898-1906. Two cream skirts in cotton and silk, in a set consisting of beige lace overskirt with lace-trimmed beige underskirt. The overskirt is cut as a circle skirt from one piece of cotton alencon lace. It is gathered in the back. The only seam is at centre back, extending from the opening at the waistband with hooks and eyes to the hem. There is a small train. The underskirt is made from cotton and silk crepe. It has four un-gathered gores, arranged as two centre front panels and two side and back gores. At the centre back, it has an opening with hooks and eyes and snaps. At the centre back seam, the fabric comes together on the bias. The fabric is decorated with diagonal pin tucks that have been aligned to create chevrons down the centre front and horizontal lines along the back. There are also cut out lace inserts forming three lines down centre front (separating the two front gores) and in two rings that circle the skirt and angle upwards at the back. At the bottom of the skirt, there are two rows of scalloped tucks. Underneath, there is a separate cotton lining that is tacked to the main skirt. At the back of the underskirt, there is also a small train.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes