Jennie’s father was even said to have stained the wood in his parlor to match the gown.
Jennie received a chocolate set painted with matching maroon flowers as a wedding gift from her father. Jennie Lown of Benton wore a maroon velvet suit upon her marriage to John Pease in 1883. The 1870s and 1880s saw an increase in non-white wedding gowns, during to the availability of new, synthetic dyes. Silk rosettes decorate the front of the bodice. An ivory colored damask silk with a wide skirt, it features an off-shoulder neckline and deeply pointed bodice, both highly fashionable in the late 1840s and early 1850s. An off-shoulder gown with large bishop sleeves, pleated skirt, and higher waistline with a slightly pointed bodice was typical of late 1830s styles.Ī stunning gown was worn at the 1851 wedding of Frances Camman of New York City and Robert Selden Rose of Yates County. Her empire waist style gown came with a matching, hooded cape of the same material, and matching shoes.Įlizabeth Gardner wore a champagne colored silk gown, embossed with tiny geometric shapes at her 1839 marriage to John Underwood. Joanna Norris of Philadelphia wore a green-gold silk gown upon her December 1811 marriage to Abraham Wagener, founder of Penn Yan. The buttons, made of bone or horn, are covered in thread in an intricate pattern. The bright orange lining was likely made from madder root. The suit is a thin wool, and would have been colored using natural dyes.
Pictured here is the great coat, which was worn over a white shirt, and matching vest and breeches. The oldest costume in our textile collection is a three piece suit worn by Adam Hunt of Rhode Island upon his 1761 marriage to Mary Austin. Here Come the Brides: Yates County Wedding Fashions, 1761-1992 The Center, formerly Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society, is one of the oldest in NYS, has been actively collecting, preserving and interpreting history since 1860. Standing proudly on Main Street in Penn Yan is the anchor building of the Yates County History Center, the Oliver House Museum, one of three buildings comprising the YCHC.
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