An old family item, worn by ladies of several generations. According to tradition, it was probably made around 1860-1870, and acquired its present form around 1890. Decorating the fabric of bridal gowns with pearls became fashionable around 1880, and the famous Worth House also produced a gown similarly embroidered with pearls, which is kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In its present form, the dress follows the tangible fashion of the 1890s, featuring a laced bodice, a bottom that flares slightly downwards in a bell shape, a pleated back at the derriére, and a cathedral veil. The last person who wore it, Erika Szenkviczi Palkovics, swore eternal fidelity to Dr. Olivér Kubinyi of Felsőkubinyi and Deményfalva in 1940.

Date of Production: around 1890

Place of Design: Hungary

Floral patterned silk fabric, embroidered muslin silk, beads, embroidered silk tulle

Access number: Early Modern Textile Collection, 1986.173.1-3.

Size: 54×160 cm

Museum: Hungarian National Museum Public Collections Center, Hungarian National Museum