- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Trevor, Florance Colgate Rumbough, American, 1927 - 2008
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- wax, wire, paper, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (largest): 8 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (21.9 × 6.4 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- Wax flowers worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. Each full cluster has a thicker wire stem wrapped in dark green paper with thinner wires shooting off of it wrapped in paper or green thread. At the ends are pale orange wax flowers, white wax flower buds, or leaves made from green synthetic fabric. There are five (5) separable clusters, three (3) appear to be intact while the other two (2) are smaller and look to have become separated from the larger full clusters.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- accessories
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Florance Rumbough Trevor
- Object number
- 2014.73.1.7a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




