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Wedding Gown by Mrs. G. W. Wright

Wedding Gown

December 1, 2016

Object: Wedding Gown

Designer: Mrs. G. W. Wright

Medium: Silk Satin, Lace, and Glass

Date: October 1896

Country: USA

Credit: Gift of Miss Meribah Delaplaine


Miss Adelia Lawrence Croft wore this gown to what the The Times described as "a very pink and pretty wedding." The gown itself was created by Mrs. G. W. Wright, a prominent Philadelphia dressmaker whose name is stamped in gold on the interior petersham waist tape.