Dear Annette,
Do you mean 1960 or 1860?  Plaid silks were very popular in the middle of
the 19th century. I concur with everyone on this discussion, that wedding
dresses were frequently used before and after as dresses for other purposes
(and therefore were frequently not white). We have a beautiful teal blue
silk wedding dress c.1850 in our collection that was made in Chicago, but
eventually was saved and ended up in our collection, much to our delight. We
also have many cabinet card photographs of wedding couples with the bride
wearing a black (or dark colored dress) with a white veil)  Valerie
Oconomowoc and Lake Country Museum
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Subject: wedding gowns


> The Sutter County Museum in Yuba City California had and I believe still
> has a 1960s wedding gown of blue and yellow plaid silk. We believe under
> sleeves were worn with the dress. I think the dress was a second marriage
> which may explain the interesting fabric. Another from the 1870s was a
> maroon silk.
>
> Annette Bethke
> Texas Historical Commission
> P.O. Box 12276
> Austin, Texas 78701-2276
> 512/463-1305
> 512/463-8766
> www.thc.state.tx.us
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