History of Fashion & Dress
Week 11:  Research with Vintage Garments
1895 Wedding Dress
    This dress was worn by Lizzie Thompson when she married
Benjamin Francis Penny in 1895 in Ellington CT

     The dress is made of brown file, trimmed with satin ribbon.  The hat and bertha collar were worn with it.  The waist is 26 1/2 " and it measures 12" across the shoulders.
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