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Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Lollaretta Pemberton Allen, American, 1895 - 1979  Search this

Medium:

lace, tulle and cotton, wire and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W (Dress): 53 3/4 × 22 in. (136.5 × 55.9 cm)

H x W (Veil): 102 × 81 in. (259.1 × 205.7 cm)

H x W x D (Headpiece): 9 × 11 × 9/16 in. (22.9 × 27.9 × 1.5 cm)

H x W x D (Headband): 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (10.5 × 7 × 2.5 cm)

Type:

headbands (headgear)

headdresses

veils

wedding dresses

Place used:

Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1939

Topic:

African American  Search this

American West  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Marriage customs and rites  Search this

Migrations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family

Object number:

2012.30.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53574ef24-ec7f-45c7-add5-1504ed1ec930

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.30.1a-d