Purple silk taffeta wedding gown

Titles: Purple silk taffeta wedding gown (Supplied title)

Description: Royal purple silk taffeta bustled dress. Wedding dress of Anna Malcolm Agnew Davis (Mrs. Cushman K. Davis), attributed to the Christianson sisters, dressmakers of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dates

• 1880 (Creation)

Creation

• made by: Christianson, Belle
• made by: Christianson, Lina
• made by: Christianson, Anna
• owned/used by: Davis, Anna Malcolm Agnew

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1976.19.1.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 35 1/2 inches circumference (1976.19.1.A, bodice, bustline)
• 26 inches circumference (1976.19.1.A, bodice, waistline)
• 42 1/2 inches length (1976.19.1.B, skirt, waist to hem, front)
• 24 3/4 inches circumference (1976.19.1.B, skirt, waistline)
• 124 inches circumference (1976.19.1.B, skirt, hem)

Subjects

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