Wedding Dress
1828 (made)
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Ballgown, cream silk crepe embroidered with silver strip, large short puffed sleeves and pelerine. Co-ordinating garters of white silk, embroidered with silver, and white silk slippers embroidered in cream.
Acquired with a deep bertha collar of silk blond lace which has now been removed as it was a later addition.
Acquired with a deep bertha collar of silk blond lace which has now been removed as it was a later addition.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk crêpe over satin, embroidered with silver, silk lace, embroidered silk shoes |
| Brief description | Ballgown, worn as a wedding dress, silver embroidery with garters & shoes to match |
| Physical description | Ballgown, cream silk crepe embroidered with silver strip, large short puffed sleeves and pelerine. Co-ordinating garters of white silk, embroidered with silver, and white silk slippers embroidered in cream. Acquired with a deep bertha collar of silk blond lace which has now been removed as it was a later addition. |
| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Mrs Brooke |
| Object history | Associated with the marriage of the Honourable Frances Barrington to William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartford in 1828, family history states this was made in Paris |
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| Accession number | T.9,A-D-1929 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2008 |
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