Wedding Dress
1870 (made), ca. 1875 (alteration)
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Purple and blue wedding dress comprising a shot silk bodice with peplum and a long skirt.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Shot silk trimmed with machine-made lace, lined with sateen and gathered with stiff muslin |
| Brief description | Wedding dress comprising shot silk bodice and skirt, England, 1870. |
| Physical description | Purple and blue wedding dress comprising a shot silk bodice with peplum and a long skirt. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs May Parsons |
| Object history | Worn by Mary Anne Bennett when she married Joseph Edward Bardwell, a bricklayer, in St Mary's Church, Stratford at Bow on 22nd December 1870. The bride chose a coloured silk day dress so as to be able to wear it in future and prolong its usefulness. |
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| Accession number | T.256&a-1979 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2008 |
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