Elaine Robinson Mitchell wedding dress, Peru, 1939
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Elaine May Robinson (1912-1987) married Merton Wilder Mitchell on June 26, 1939 at the home of Elaine's aunt and uncle in Peru.
Elaine Robinson's mother, Mabelle F. Sawyer Robinson, made the wedding dress from a Butterick pattern. It is made of sheer white organdy and had a silk hoop slip underneath.
The bride also wore the 1842 silk and lace cap that her great grandmother had worn at her wedding.
Other Information
- Title: Elaine Robinson Mitchell wedding dress, Peru, 1939
- Creator: Robinson, Mabelle Sawyer
- Creation Date: 1939
- Subject Date: 1939
- Town: Peru
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Organdy
- Local Code: 2005.328.001
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Butterick Fashion Marketing Co.
Weddings--Maine--Peru
Mitchell, Elaine Robinson, 1912-1987--Marriage
Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940
Weddings--Equipment and supplies
Marriage customs and rites
Wedding costume--Maine
Mitchell, Merton Wilder, 1899-1970--Marriage
Butterick Company
Dresses
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