Bride's Cap
date: label: Date made
content: 1929
name: label: used by
content: Tasher, Mary Eloise
notes: label: Description
content: This bride's cap was worn by Mary Eloise Tasher when she married William T. Moore on June 1, 1929 in South Bend, Indiana. It is constructed of white lace decorated with pearls and wax orange blossoms. The wax orange blossoms on the cap are a symbol of fertility since no tree is more prolific, bearing fruit and blooming at the same time. The blossom which is white is also a symbol of innocence and chastity. The use of orange blossoms became popular in the early nineteenth century and continued well into the 1950s. When real orange blossoms were not available or were in short supply, wax replicas, as on this bride's cap, were used instead.
label: Description
content: The cap was worn with a white satin dress, with a tiered skirt edged with net, and white satin shoes as well as a brassiere and panties that are all part of the Smithsonian collections. The pink georgette mother of the bride dress, worn by Mrs. Charles A. Tasher, and the yellow crepe de chine and green silk taffeta bridesmaid dress, worn by Lucy Lucile Tasher, sister of the bride, are also in the collections.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used in
content: United States: Indiana, South Bend
topic: label: used for
content: Weddings
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: National Treasures exhibit
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Lucy Lucile Tasher and Mrs. William T. Moore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.058341
label: catalog number
content: 058341
label: accession number
content: 205719
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap
label: Object Type
content: Accessories Worn on the Body
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Cap
label: Object Type
content: Headwear
label: Other Terms
content: cap; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female; Wedding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: lace (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pearls (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: wax (part material)