Wedding dress with beaded lace bodice

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A white wedding dress with a beaded lace bodice. The dress has a white band collar with white machine lace trim. Beaded fringe made from white plastic round and teardrop beads hangs from the band collar. The front bodice is composed of one panel of white floral machine lace. Plastic rhinestone and white sequined ornaments are handstitched to various places throughout the bodice. White organza ruffles are sewn into the seam between the bodice and puff sleeves. Each sleeve is made from one panel of white machine lace fabric. There is machine lace band around the waist between the bodice and the iridescent organza skirt. The outer skirt is made from one panel and the hem is stitched selvedge. The back of the lace collar features a metal hook and eye closure and a velcro closure. The back bodice is composed of two panels of white machine lace.

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