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Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece
Unidentified1939
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States
Wedding dress and accompanying accessories worn by Lollaretta Pemberton on her wedding day in 1939. The wedding gown is made of off-white lace and tulle. The gown is floor length and has lace puffed sleeves to the elbows. There is ruching down the front of the front of the bodice. There is a matching long lace and tulle veil, with an attachable headpiece and faux floral headband.
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Details
- Title: Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece
- Creator: Unidentified
- Date Created: 1939
- Physical Dimensions: H x W x D (Headband): 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (10.5 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
- Subject Keywords: American West, Clothing and dress, Migrations, Marriage
- Medium: lace, tulle and cotton, wire and plastic
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