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Wedding Dress

1947-1948 (made), 26 February 1948 (worn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full length wedding dress of blue (faded to a dove-grey) figured silk. The fabric is woven with carnations.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Figured silk
Brief description
Full length wedding dress of figured silk, designed by Edward Molyneux, London, 1947-1948
Physical description
Full length wedding dress of blue (faded to a dove-grey) figured silk. The fabric is woven with carnations.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Lady Cornwallis
Object history
Worn by Lady Cornwallis. Esme Ethel Alice d'Beaumont (1901-1969) was the daughter of Captian Montmorency d'Beaumont. She married, firstly, Major Sir Robert James Milo Walker, 4 Bt., on 23 January 1923. She married, secondly, Sir Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis (1892-1982), 2nd Baron Cornwallis on 26 February 1948, the occasion for which she wore this wedding dress. Given by the 3rd Lord and Lady Cornwallis.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.295-1984

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Record createdMay 30, 2006
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