First of all, unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures. It was after our meeting and we didn't have a lot of time to look at every thing, and everyone has a camera on their phone and not one of us thought of taking pictures.
The whole idea was to see what we had in the boxes marked "Wedding Dresses". There were 4 or 5 wedding dresses. I was trying to get everything out and back together because people wanted to see but had to leave. So from memory, there is one from the late 1950s, made of heavy bridal satin, most likely silk satin, plain, no decoration but a very long train. The train was rather dirty and really should be cleaned but we will have to look more closely at the stability to see if that could happen.
Then there was a WONDERFUL 1920s beaded calf-length dress in an ecru. It is in sheer ecru or nude fabric with brownish beads in 2 lines from back bottom hem to front hem. Then around the hem is heavy beading. This is where my memory is getting them mixed up, so bear with me until we get back to them and take pictures. I think...this one had an accordian pleated under skirt that went to the calf, the beaded section stopped about a foot higher.
And there was a early 1900s off white dress with high neck and heavy lace. It has a lot of shattering problems so would probably only be displayed flat.
Then another beaded dress, off white and sort of 1920s-30s shift type with a piece of long chiffon sewn into the side seam about a foot above the calf-length hem. The chiffon goes from the side seam and up the back to the opposite shoulder and down the front. Looks very dramatic!
Sorry about this tease, but we will get back to the details and pictures.
Today, I was organizing boxes and making sure my archiving is correct and the correct items are in the correct boxes. I'm up to 14 boxes....Those new boxes are being filled quickly.
So, then I worked on some children's clothes. They would be from around Titanic period. We have christening gowns and toddler dresses mostly. They are stained with a bit of mildew and may end up being washed before being exhibited. I am doing a quickey job of describing them on their forms, but I figure I can go into more detail when we check them in the Fall.
I will post the pictures of the children's clothes tomorrow. I won't be working on the archives tomorrow, so Thursday will be the next time we hope for treasures! I have one more box on one side of the closet to take down. Then I will be cleaning that shelf, lining it with heavy aluminum foil and start stacking the boxes I have been working on. There are about 6-7 more boxes on the other side to open and reveal!
The whole idea was to see what we had in the boxes marked "Wedding Dresses". There were 4 or 5 wedding dresses. I was trying to get everything out and back together because people wanted to see but had to leave. So from memory, there is one from the late 1950s, made of heavy bridal satin, most likely silk satin, plain, no decoration but a very long train. The train was rather dirty and really should be cleaned but we will have to look more closely at the stability to see if that could happen.
Then there was a WONDERFUL 1920s beaded calf-length dress in an ecru. It is in sheer ecru or nude fabric with brownish beads in 2 lines from back bottom hem to front hem. Then around the hem is heavy beading. This is where my memory is getting them mixed up, so bear with me until we get back to them and take pictures. I think...this one had an accordian pleated under skirt that went to the calf, the beaded section stopped about a foot higher.
And there was a early 1900s off white dress with high neck and heavy lace. It has a lot of shattering problems so would probably only be displayed flat.
Then another beaded dress, off white and sort of 1920s-30s shift type with a piece of long chiffon sewn into the side seam about a foot above the calf-length hem. The chiffon goes from the side seam and up the back to the opposite shoulder and down the front. Looks very dramatic!
Sorry about this tease, but we will get back to the details and pictures.
Today, I was organizing boxes and making sure my archiving is correct and the correct items are in the correct boxes. I'm up to 14 boxes....Those new boxes are being filled quickly.
So, then I worked on some children's clothes. They would be from around Titanic period. We have christening gowns and toddler dresses mostly. They are stained with a bit of mildew and may end up being washed before being exhibited. I am doing a quickey job of describing them on their forms, but I figure I can go into more detail when we check them in the Fall.
I will post the pictures of the children's clothes tomorrow. I won't be working on the archives tomorrow, so Thursday will be the next time we hope for treasures! I have one more box on one side of the closet to take down. Then I will be cleaning that shelf, lining it with heavy aluminum foil and start stacking the boxes I have been working on. There are about 6-7 more boxes on the other side to open and reveal!
We need pictures! These sound wonderful!
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