From the press release:
Fashioning New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
Brocaded wedding dress with train, ca.1882
Mrs. James Merritt of Brooklyn, New York wore this stunning wedding dress. Her family later moved to New Mexico.
History Collection NMHM, DCA
Gift of Louise O. Callin, 1087/45
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.
