Wedding Dress
mid 1934 (made), 29 September 1934 (worn)
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Soft ivory-yellow silk velvet dress, full length, with leg o' mutton sleeves and train with machine lace veil and artificial orange blossom wreath
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Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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Materials and techniques | silk velvet, machine-made lace and artificial orange blossom |
Brief description | Ivory-yellow silk velvet wedding dress and train. |
Physical description | Soft ivory-yellow silk velvet dress, full length, with leg o' mutton sleeves and train with machine lace veil and artificial orange blossom wreath |
Credit line | Given by Miss L.D. Benoly |
Object history | Worn by Freda Sylvia Benoly (d.1952) on her marriage to Vivian Alan S. Vokes (1908-1980) at St Matthews Parish Church, Bethnal Green, September 29 1934. Freda Benoly acted as Lady Mayoress to her sister, Lydia Dorothea Benoly (1887-1969), Mayor of Bethnal Green from 1933-34. |
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Accession number | T.11,A-C-1940 |
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Record created | September 16, 2008 |
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