TAPE LACE WEDDING GOWN & ALENCON LACE HEADPIECE, INDIANA, C. 1908

Wedding gown of cream tape lace, applique, & chainstitch embroidery on net ground, lined w/cream paper satin silk edged w/tucks & gathered lace flounces, skirt lined w/integrated petticoats of silk organza & organdy, boned bodice, double-faced silk satin ribbon trim at bodice, label “Mae Sheridan, Fort Wayne”, 1908, B 34” W 24” L 62-71” (shatters w/loss up to 4” & splits up to 3” int satin silk, few sm broken brides, 1” open seam collar, lt-mod disc., fraying ribbon edges) Good; Veil of ecru net edged in 19th c alencon lace w/wax blossoms, bonnet H 3.25” int circ. 21.5”, Veil L 48”, (few sm-0.25” holes net, detached LF back straps, stains up to 0.75” net, minor fraying net edge, lt disc. lace, some wear & creases wax elements) Good.