Ecru satin and lace, long train, front 40 1/2" only right side with gathered part, satin lace and ribbon, bottom of the skirt is pleated cotton, buckram backing. Back 59" with train, stripped cotton on bustle part, solid cotton the rest. Pleased trim on bottom 24" waist. Needs Conservation. History: 1881 Wedding dress worn by Alma Friedman's grandmother, Alma Senekers, when she married Henry Paul Taylor, the son of a confederate, in Bristol, VA. They later moved to Exeter, CA.
