Green Plaid Taffeta Dress of Lucy Cummings. Material: textile, bone and metal. Size: 16" W. under arms x 51 1/2" L. down back x 17 1/2" L. sleeves. Description: green accented with red, blue, white and black taffeta floor length dress; rounded collarless neckline; set-in leg-o-mutton 3/4 sleeves - trimmed with black taffeta & green chenille sewn into shoulder seam; back closure has 15 hooks & eyes; bodice has 5 darts with stays in back; bodice is lined with tan cotton; condition - waist seam is uneven, some shattering of fabric.
Wedding dress worn by Mrs. Charles K. (Lucy) Cummings, married in Genesee County, New York, on 30 November 1859. She was the mother of Mrs. Allen S. (Cora) Hawkes. Lucy died in Waseca, Minnesota on 30 June 1911, & was buried in New York.
