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Description
Title
Laura
Maria
Higbee
Wedding
Gown
Subject
Daily Life
Weddings
Wedding costume
Clothing & dress
Place
Cleveland (Ohio)
Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description
This
wedding
gown
of
gold
floral
silk
damask
was
made
circa
1829
for
Laura
Maria
Higbee
for her
marriage
to
John
Wheelock
Willey
. The
dress
has a
round
neckline
cut
close
to the
neck
, and
is
trimmed
with an
ivory
lace
collar
.
It
has a
fitted
bodice
with
triple
darts
extending
from
bust
to
waist
. The
cap
sleeves
with
cuffs
are
trimmed
in
two
rows
of
dark
gold
looped
fringe
and
self-fabric
covered
buttons
. The
center-front
opening
has a
hook-and-eye
closure
that
extends
into a
gathered
ankle-length
skirt
. There
is
a
rectangular
flap
of
fabric
at the
base
of the
opening
that
is
trimmed
in
fringe
.
It
has a
seamed
back
bodice
. The
bodice
lining
and
attached
underskirt
are
made
of
natural
cotton
. The
dress
is
53
inches
(134.62
cm)
long
from the
center
back
.
John
Wheelock
Willey
(1797-1841)
,
served
from
1827-1830
in the
state
house
of
representatives
and
1830-1832
in the
state
senate
.
When
the
city
of
Cleveland
was
charted
as a
city
,
Willey
served
as the
city's
first
mayor
from
1836
until
1838
. He was
responsible
for
writing
the
municipal
charter
and
served
on the
first
board
of
school
managers
.
Date of Original
1829
circa
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution
Western Reserve Historical Society
Rights
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om881_1034735_001.tif
Image Height
2787
Image Width
1999
File Size
722.353 KB
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