Wedding Dress
1960 (made)
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Wedding dress with jacket. Rich rose champagne-coloured satin with all-over machine embroidery of beige and gold metal.
Boned bodice with shoulder straps and slim ankle-length sheath skirt. The back of the bodice extends into a mid-calf length flaring train, and the over-jacket has a deep neckline (exposing the dress bust) and elbow length sleeves.
Boned bodice with shoulder straps and slim ankle-length sheath skirt. The back of the bodice extends into a mid-calf length flaring train, and the over-jacket has a deep neckline (exposing the dress bust) and elbow length sleeves.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-embroidered satin |
| Brief description | Wedding dress and jacket of machine-embroidered satin, designed and made by Eileen Andrews, London, 1960 |
| Physical description | Wedding dress with jacket. Rich rose champagne-coloured satin with all-over machine embroidery of beige and gold metal. Boned bodice with shoulder straps and slim ankle-length sheath skirt. The back of the bodice extends into a mid-calf length flaring train, and the over-jacket has a deep neckline (exposing the dress bust) and elbow length sleeves. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Frances Plaisted |
| Object history | Part of a dress ensemble T.464:1 to 5-1997. This dress and veil outfit were worn by Frances Barrett for her marriage to Mr Plaisted on 20 August 1960. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.464:1, 2-1997 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2009 |
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