Wedding Dress
1923 (made), January 1924 (worn)
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White satin dress, square-necked bodice with long close-fitting sleeves with buttons, wrap-over skirt open down one side, beaded with pearls, brilliants and glass beads over shoulders and round neck
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | beaded satin |
| Brief description | White satin wedding dress, 1923, English, designed by Claire of Connaught Place and worn by the donor at her wedding in January 1924 |
| Physical description | White satin dress, square-necked bodice with long close-fitting sleeves with buttons, wrap-over skirt open down one side, beaded with pearls, brilliants and glass beads over shoulders and round neck |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Campbell |
| Object history | Worn by the donor, Henrietta Frances Ruth Akers (d. 1977) to marry Lewis Gordon Campbell (d. 1944) in London, January 1924. The donor also donated her grandmother's wedding dress (T.37&A-1951), her great-grandmother's wedding dress (T.36-1951) and her mother's (T.38, A&B-1951). |
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| Accession number | T.39, A&B-1951 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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