wedding dress (bodice, skirt, sash)
1892
Unknown
American
70.95.12A-D
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
Artist
Unknown
Nationality
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
A) bodice: center back 20 in., center front 17 in., bust 26 in., waist 22 in., sleeve length 18 in., shoulders 11-1/2 in. B) skirt: center back 63 in., center front 44 in., waist 23 in., hips 41 in. C) sash: 32 x 11 in.
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ralph C. Vonnegut
Copyright
Collection
Color Palette
Provenance
Lulu M. Osterman;{1} Mrs. Ralph C. Vonnegut (Natalia Beck) Indianapolis;{2} given to Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1970. {1} This dress was worn by Lulu M. Osterman at her wedding to Walter Jerome Goodall on October 11, 1892. {2} Ralph Clemens Vonnegut Jr. is the grandchild of Walter Jerome Goodall and Lulu M. Osterman Goodall.
Gallery Labels
Lulu Ostermann Goodall wore this gown of silk faille at her wedding October 11, 1892. It is typical a typical design of the period with asymmetrical draping and applied ruffles.
Exhibition History
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Dates
Dates Unknown
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