Worn by Mrs. Louise Whitfield Carnegie / Wedding ensemble / 1887

Worn by Mrs. Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Wedding ensemble
1887
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Creator Name: Carnegie, Louise
Creator Qualifier: Worn by
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Donor/wearer
Creator Dates/Places: American, 1857 - 1946
Creator Name-CRT: Worn by Mrs. Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Creator Name: Rossberg, Herman
Creator Role: Manufacturer
Creator Dates/Places: American, active 1880s
Creator Name-CRT: Made by Herman Rossberg
Title: Wedding ensemble
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1887
Creation End Date: 1887
Creation Date: 1887
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Main dress-Womenswear
Materials and Techniques: wool
Dimensions: (a) L. at center back 20 in. (51 cm); (b) L. at center back 43 in. (109 cm); (c) L. at center back 32 1/2 in. (82.5 cm) (d) 17 X 5 in. (43 x 12.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: CI 68.53.5a-h
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James G. Flockhart, 1968
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie were among the passengers on the steamship 'Fulda' on the night of April 22, 1887, as they departed for their honeymoon in England and Scotland. For her quiet wedding at eight o'clock that same evening, Louise Whitfield had chosen to wear a gray wool traveling suit. A practical ensemble, this suit consists of a skirt and two bodices for day wear, as well as an extra set of cuffs, collar, and front insert (or plastron) of gold embroidery on red ground to adapt the suit for more formal occasions.

AMICA ID: MMA_.CI68.53.5a-h
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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