Wedding Headdress
1953 (made)
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Machine-made silk lace Juliet cap, mounted on tulle, with two short lengths of tulle attached at the back; the lace on the cap is embroidered with faux pearls, opalescent beads and diamantes and decorated with a wreath of wax orange blossom buds; designed by Isobel, London, 1953
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine made lace, tulle, wax orange blossom. |
| Brief description | Machine-made silk lace Juliet cap, mounted on tulle, with two short lengths of tulle attached to the back of the crown. |
| Physical description | Machine-made silk lace Juliet cap, mounted on tulle, with two short lengths of tulle attached at the back; the lace on the cap is embroidered with faux pearls, opalescent beads and diamantes and decorated with a wreath of wax orange blossom buds; designed by Isobel, London, 1953 |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Gordon Hodson |
| Object history | This wedding cap with veil was worn by Anne Molineux for her wedding to lawyer Gordon Hodson. The wedding took place on 9 May 1953 at All Saits Sanderstead in Surrey. The bride also wore a a beaded lace wedding dress by Isobel, for whom she was a PA from about 1948-51. |
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| Accession number | T.78:2-2013 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2013 |
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