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WEDDING DRESS
WEDDING DRESS
48.53.1-2
Unknown
1926-1927
Mrs. Post's eldest daughter, Adelaide Brevoort Close (American, 1908-1998) wore this dress for her marriage to Thomas Welles Durant on January 19, 1927.
SLEEPING ENSEMBLE (SLIP AND ROBE)
SLEEPING ENSEMBLE (SLIP AND ROBE)
48.54.1-2
Unknown
1927-1932
Semi-fitted, three quarter length sleeping slip with narrow shoulder straps and flat, horizontal panels of embroidered lace at top. The body of the garment is composed of plain panels of silk...
DAY DRESS
DAY DRESS
48.55.1-2
Bergdorf Goodman (Retailer)
1924-1927
This sleeveless, champagne colored velvet dress with silk charmeuse slip was worn by Adelaide for her debut in December, 1926. Shaped lace insets and straps are applied flat to top edge of slip...
CHILD'S DRESS
CHILD'S DRESS
48.56.1
Unknown
1927
Marjorie Merriweather Post's youngest daughter, Nedenia Marjorie Hutton (American, b. 1923), wore this ivory organza dress in the wedding of her older sister, Adelaide Brevoort Close, to Thomas...
CLOCHE (HAT)
CLOCHE (HAT)
48.56.2
Unknown
1927
Marjorie Merriweather Post's youngest daughter, Nedenia Marjorie Hutton (American, b. 1923), wore this hat with an ivory organza dress (48.56.1) in the wedding of her older sister, Adelaide...
DAY DRESS
DAY DRESS
48.57.1-2
Bergdorf Goodman (Retailer)
1927
This tubular, three quarter length dress in caramel colored velvet was worn by Mrs. Post when her daughter, Adelaide Brevoort Close, married Thomas Welles Durant. The bodice has a low, scooped...
CLOCHE (HAT)
CLOCHE (HAT)
48.57.3
Bergdorf Goodman (Retailer)
1927
Marjorie Merriweather Post wore this brown velvet cloche with a tubular, three-quarter-length dress of caramel-colored velvet when her daughter, Adelaide Brevoort Close, married Thomas Welles...
DAY DRESS
DAY DRESS
48.58.1-2
Lucile (Designer)
1925-1927
Tubular dress in light blue velvet with long, bell-shaped sleeves. The square-shaped bodice has a low scoop neckline with a lace inset. A slightly gathered skirt hangs from a 5 1/2-inch wide...
DAY DRESS
DAY DRESS
48.59
Unknown
1927-1932
Yellow velvet dress cut in two pieces. Bodice has a V-neckline in front with bell-shaped long sleeves. Dress closes at center front under a decorative placket embellished with metallic thread...
EVENING ENSEMBLE (DRESS, SLIP AND CAPE)
EVENING ENSEMBLE (DRESS, SLIP AND CAPE)
48.60.1-3
Thurn (Designer)
1927-1932
Marjorie Merriweather Post commissioned this gown and matching cape while living in New York City with her husband E.F. Hutton. The three-piece ensemble, consisting of a tubular slip, sleeveless...
NEGLIGEE
NEGLIGEE
48.62
Unknown
1918-1921
Transparent, champagne colored robe with overlapping front closure. The base of the garment is silk organza overlaid with tulle with an overall cotton embroidery in a fern pattern interspersed...
EVENING ENSEMBLE (DRESS, TRAIN, HEADPIECE, AND CAPE)
EVENING ENSEMBLE (DRESS, TRAIN, HEADPIECE, AND CAPE)
48.63.1-4
1928
Marjorie Merriweather Post's daughter, Eleanor Post Close (American, 1909-2007), wore this gown when she was presented to the Court of St. James's on June 12, 1928.