12.00.4 a,b / 12.00.7
Gown, Wedding / Hat
1891
Green Silk Two Piece Suit of Lydia Miller. Material: textile, metal, bone. Two-piece wedding gown. (a) Waist Top. Size: 60" cuff to cuff x 27" L. Description: green silk, long-sleeved jacket with tails; ivory lace trim around collar; 5 stays around midriff lining; front closure with 18 shell buttons and two sets of hooks and eyes hidden under bodice. (b) Skirt. Size: 46 1/2" W. x 40 " L. Description: green silk, floor-length with a back closure of two sets of hooks and eyes. 12.00.7. Green Silk Hat. Material: textile, metal. Size: 7" w. X 11" L. Description: green silk lined with muslin; large green bow in front and two smaller green bows on sides; three rows of green piping over crown; back attachment with a green ribbon hooks across back.
Wedding gown worn by Lydia Miller for her marriage to Robert J. Marzahn 25 February 1891. See photograph 12.00.1.