Wedding ensemble

H & W Company

1903 · leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl · Costume Institute

Large ensembles of bridal attire rarely survive intact, a fact that makes this group of eighteen pieces unusual and special. This set shows what a bride of 1903 considered to be essential garments for her wedding day and night. The set was made and worn by donor's mother, Iza Bernice Shelton. Miss Shelton married Dr. Abel Wilson Atwood on July 7, 1903 at the home of her parents in Brooklyn.

Artist

H & W Company

Date

1903

Medium

leather, cotton, silk, metal, linen, ivory, mother of pearl

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Wistar H. Walke, 1966