Wedding Dress of Gertrude Tomson Fortna
Brief Item Record
Title: Wedding Dress of Gertrude Tomson Fortna
Date: 1926
Description: Dress of cream silk satin and lace with pastel satin rosettes; drop-waist; sleeveless cream silk satin bodice, scoop neckline, unfitted, multi-colored fabric flowers at upper left shoulder, dropped waistline that arches upwards at center front with curving fabric flowers; mid-calf length cream silk satin skirt gathered at the sides for an effect of panniers, lace panel at the bottom.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2004001
Title
Wedding Dress of Gertrude Tomson Fortna
Description
Dress of cream silk satin and lace with pastel satin rosettes; drop-waist; sleeveless cream silk satin bodice, scoop neckline, unfitted, multi-colored fabric flowers at upper left shoulder, dropped waistline that arches upwards at center front with curving fabric flowers; mid-calf length cream silk satin skirt gathered at the sides for an effect of panniers, lace panel at the bottom.
Date
1926
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Dress Type
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Waistline
Length
Worn by
Donor
Robert and Jean Fortna
Date Earliest
1926
Date Latest
1926
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
This dress was worn by Gertrude Tomson, who married Ralph Edward Fortna on December 27th 1926 at home in Lincoln Nebraska.
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
some very light stains
Treatment
A slip from Vassar's theatrical costume stock was used as a foundation garment. Netting was pinned to the slip to support the pannier effect of the dress.
Mannequin
7, 1968
Storage Location
P1
Holding Institution
Donation Date
2/2/2004
Citation
“Wedding Dress of Gertrude Tomson Fortna,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed May 31, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1116.
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