Wedding Gown, 1908

Period: 1908
Description: wool crepe; short sleeves; round neck; knitted net with gold glass beads at stand collar, covered front and back; same details on long fitted under sleeve; silk wrap sewn to dress bodice; wrap closes at side, bodice closes at centre back; embellished with glass pearls, glass beads, sequins, metallic thread
Condition: knitted net is fragile
Accession Number: 1992.1.1
Location: Box #1
Donor: January 1992, Catherine McIntosh; worn by Elsie (Fraser) Eaton. Born in Pictou Co. Married Dr. Foster Eaton of Truro. She was the 1st nurse to graduate in N.S.