Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece

Unidentified · 1939

lace, tulle and cotton, wire and plastic
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding dress and accompanying accessories worn by Lollaretta Pemberton on her wedding day in 1939. The wedding gown is made of off-white lace and tulle. The gown is floor length and has lace puffed sleeves to the elbows. There is ruching down the front of the front of the bodice. There is a matching long lace and tulle veil, with an attachable headpiece and faux floral headband.

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