Former owner
Louise Alley Schermerhorn
(1849–1924)
Textile fragments
1880
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silk brocade
Overall (a): 12 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (31.8 × 26.7 cm)
Overall (b): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
Overall (c): 16 1/2 × 10 in. (41.9 × 25.4 cm)
Overall (b): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
Overall (c): 16 1/2 × 10 in. (41.9 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Mrs. J. Harper (Constance Schermerhorn) Skillin
1937.263.1a-c
These textile fragments were part of Mrs. Charles A. Schermerhorn's (Louise Alley) wedding costume. She married on June 3, 1880.
DescriptionThree fragments of cream silk floral patterned brocade.ClassificationsCLOTHING AND FASHION
Cornelia De Peyster Teller
ca. 1712, with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
