oops., 1860s

At 10:53 PM 8/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Annette Bethke" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:52 AM
>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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