Wedding Dress
1970 (made)
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Instantly recognisable as a Gina Fratini, this layered, floating wedding dress has a smock-like top and long, full sleeves with finely pin-tucked shoulders and lacy frilled and beribboned cuffs. Its demure tone is emphasized by a matching cap trimmed with white silk roses and a posy.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk smocked organza, trimmed with lace |
| Brief description | Wedding dress and cap in silk organza trimmed with lace, and posy of artificial flowers, Gina Fratini, London, 1970 |
| Physical description | Wedding dress with long sleeves and ribboned cuffs, and cap in cream silk smocked organza trimmed with 19th century lace. With a posy of artificial flowers. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Instantly recognisable as a Gina Fratini, this layered, floating wedding dress has a smock-like top and long, full sleeves with finely pin-tucked shoulders and lacy frilled and beribboned cuffs. Its demure tone is emphasized by a matching cap trimmed with white silk roses and a posy.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Gina Fratini |
| Object history | Part of a wedding ensemble comprising a dress, cap and posy. |
| Summary | Instantly recognisable as a Gina Fratini, this layered, floating wedding dress has a smock-like top and long, full sleeves with finely pin-tucked shoulders and lacy frilled and beribboned cuffs. Its demure tone is emphasized by a matching cap trimmed with white silk roses and a posy. |
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| Accession number | T.194 to B-1974 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2003 |
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