Wedding Dress of Ellen Suydam Lott Rapelje

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Title: Wedding Dress of Ellen Suydam Lott Rapelje

Date: 1907

Description: Dress of cream silk, lace, and chenille; S-curve silhouette; cream silk bodice with cream floral print has pleats extending from shoulder blades at back to waist at front; puff sleeves with draped layers of silk and lace, flounced lace at bottom of sleeve; high lace collar and neck inset of lace extending from under silk scoop neckline; bodice blouses slightly at center front waist, hook and eye closures at center back; attached silk belt and natural waist with floral silk inlay mtifs outlined by chenille appliqués, hook and eye closures at center back of belt; gored floor-length skirt with floral silk inlay motifs outlined by chenille, scattered throughout front and back, with chenille fringe on the lower appliqués, three tiers of silk ruffles at hem of skirt, layers of billowed silk extending from the waist at center back down to a tiered train. belt and natural waist with floral silk inlay mtifs outlined by chenille appliqués, hook and eye closures at center back of belt; gored floor-length skirt with floral silk inlay motifs outlined by chenille, scattered throughout front and back, with chenille fringe on the lower appliqués, three tiers of silk ruffles at hem of skirt, layers of billowed silk extending from the waist at center back down to a tiered train.

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