American.
Wedding dress, 1868.
Silk & wool.
Amelia Jane Carley (1844–1892) wore this to wed William Edward Chess (1842–1926) in 1868, West Virginia. The half-mourning colours were to honour those who died during the Civil War.
© collection the Met Museum
#FashionHistory 🪡🗃️
Wedding dress, 1868.
Silk & wool.
Amelia Jane Carley (1844–1892) wore this to wed William Edward Chess (1842–1926) in 1868, West Virginia. The half-mourning colours were to honour those who died during the Civil War.
© collection the Met Museum
#FashionHistory 🪡🗃️
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