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Wedding Dress

early 1894 (made), August 1894 (worn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Summer half-mourning dress, worn as a wedding dress. Pale grey silk satin two-piece dress, bodice with leg of mutton sleeves and deep white lace peplum.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Wedding Dress Bodice
  • Wedding Dress Skirt
Materials and techniques
silk satin trimmed with lace
Brief description
Grey silk satin wedding dress trimmed with white lace; half-mourning day dress by Peter Robinson of London
Physical description
Summer half-mourning dress, worn as a wedding dress. Pale grey silk satin two-piece dress, bodice with leg of mutton sleeves and deep white lace peplum.
Credit line
Given by Miss J. Spy
Object history
Worn in August 1894 by Miss Flattelby, who had recently lost her mother, to marry Mr Kingah of Pimlico.
Collection
Accession number
T.44 & A-1958

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2008
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