Beschreibung:

Dress. A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1899 [with later alterations], high-waisted empire-line gown with square neckline and train, hand-made, with machine and hand-stitching, comprising an inner shell of ivory taffeta (with zip closure), overlaid with cream hand-made Brussels lace, hook and eye closure at rear, sleeves elbow-length and slightly ruched, train edged in velvet, some small tears and holes in lace, and two small faint dark stains to front, train lightly soiled in places, bust 89cm (35ins), waist 80cm (31.5ins), length excluding train 150cm (59ins), length including train 190.5cm (75ins), together with a colour illustrated bound volume of verse commemorating the marriage of Mr. Port Bromell Elkins and Miss Eleanor Pollock Glass in Pennsylvania, 20th September 1899, second leaf with manuscript inscription certifying the marriage, quarter cream moiré cloth, decorative upper cover lettered in silver 'Bridal Bells', contained in original cardboard box, 4to, plus A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1929, cream low-waisted gown, hand-made with machine and hand-stitching, comprising a satin slip with scalloped hem, overlaid with a layered net outer shell, incorporating Brussels lace, and forming cape sleeves, ruched satin sash at waist, with bow to left side, press stud fastenings at rear, with corsage of wired faux flowers to left shoulder, some minor marks and small breaks in lace, bust 86cm (34ins), waist 86cm (34ins), length of slip 110cm (43.25ins), overall length 147cm (58ins), plus a partially deconstructed cream satin dress, late 1880s/early 1890s, comprising a ruched and padded boned bodice, lacking sleeves, and a separate long skirt with bustle pad and train, triple-pleated hem of skirt scalloped to reveal gathered hem of lining, some splits and soiling, together with original underskirt, plus a scallop-edged lace veil, 63 x 244cm (24.75 x 96ins), all contained in a small trunk Provenance: Eleanor Pollock Glass was the current owner's great grandmother, and the first item was worn by her as a going away dress; it was subsequently worn as a wedding dress by the vendor's mother Helen Louise Elkins, on 26th April 1952, and by herself on 4th October 1980. Port Brommell Elkins was an inventor and innovator, and the first person to use reinforced concrete in industrial buildings in Boston. Eleanor and Port's son, George Elkins, married Helen Douglass Gardner on 10th August 1929, and the second wedding dress was hers. The remaining items in the trunk come from the same family. (Qty: 7)