Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Veil, Wedding |
Catalog Number |
2002.30.2 |
Date |
1884 |
Material(s) |
Nylon; silk; wax; metal; paper; |
Dimensions |
L-15.24 inches |
Description |
This is a wedding veil with orange blossoms. It has a tiara of white and orange blossoms that appear to be made of wax. The green leaves are made of a stiff coated fabric. The frame for the tiara is a metal wire support wrapped with green silk thread and green paper. There is a long white nylon net veil tied to the back of the tiara with an ivory silk ribbon. |
Notes |
The gown and other items in this donation was first worn by Susie Lightfoot Gooch who married Judge George Kimbrough Anderson in 1884 in Virginia. Mrs. Anderson's daughter, Ella Kimbrough Anderson, wore the dress at her wedding in 1911. She married James Lemuel Wills West in Virginia. In 1916 another one of Mrs. Anderson's daughters wore the dress. Mary Gooch Anderson, married William Elza Sweeney in Clifton Forge, Virginia on 4/26/1916. The dress was worn for a fourth time by Mary's daughter, Margaret Kimbrough Sweeney. Margaret (the donor) married Woodrow Wilson Foley on 9/4/1949 in Lexington, Kentucky. Margaret did not wear the other items in the donation, except for the orange blossoms. |
Collection |
Margaret S. Foley Collection |
People |
Gooch, Susie Lightfoot Anderson, Judge George Kimbrough Anderson, Ella Kimbrough Anderson, Mary Gooch Sweeney, William Elza Sweeney, Margaret Kimbrough Foley, Woodrow Wilson |
Subjects |
Wedding clothing & dress Wedding costume Weddings Families Women Clothing & dress Veils |
Search Terms |
Wedding |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |