Wedding Dress
June 1923 (made)
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This dress was worn by Flora Diamond for her wedding to Phillip Jacobs at the Bayswater Synagogue in June 1923.
It was designed by Aida Woolf. Woolf was born in 1886 in Mile End, London, the daughter of Emmanuel Wolf, a commercial traveller and Sarah Wolf. The family, with Aida and two younger children. lived in 70 Lincoln Street, London, in 1891. On the 1891 census her name is spelled Ada Wolf. In 1901 Woolf was an apprentice dressmaker in Hackney who lived at home. She married a Mr. Benjamin in 1914 in St Marylebone.
It was designed by Aida Woolf. Woolf was born in 1886 in Mile End, London, the daughter of Emmanuel Wolf, a commercial traveller and Sarah Wolf. The family, with Aida and two younger children. lived in 70 Lincoln Street, London, in 1891. On the 1891 census her name is spelled Ada Wolf. In 1901 Woolf was an apprentice dressmaker in Hackney who lived at home. She married a Mr. Benjamin in 1914 in St Marylebone.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lamé and lace |
| Brief description | Lamé and lace wedding dress with train, designed by Aida Woolf, London, June 1923. |
| Physical description | Silver lamé wedding dress with train |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs A. Diamond |
| Object history | Worn by Flora Diamond when she married Phillip Jacobs at the Bayswater Synagogue in June 1923 |
| Summary | This dress was worn by Flora Diamond for her wedding to Phillip Jacobs at the Bayswater Synagogue in June 1923. It was designed by Aida Woolf. Woolf was born in 1886 in Mile End, London, the daughter of Emmanuel Wolf, a commercial traveller and Sarah Wolf. The family, with Aida and two younger children. lived in 70 Lincoln Street, London, in 1891. On the 1891 census her name is spelled Ada Wolf. In 1901 Woolf was an apprentice dressmaker in Hackney who lived at home. She married a Mr. Benjamin in 1914 in St Marylebone. |
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| Accession number | T.65&A-1973 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2008 |
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