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Wedding Dress

ca. 1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White satin wedding dress, jacket and skirt of white satin with long tight sleeves, front buttoning bodice, the sleeves tight to the elbow where they are puffed, then the forearms tightly smocked. Trained skirt, drawn back closely with puffed and draped bustle and back drapery, trimmed with frills and rosettes of the same fabric, lace trimmings. Accompanied by a matching belt, a large plain silk net veil with wide hem, a handkerchief of lace insertion in lawn, and white satin shoes, and a swansdown fan, the feathers sewn to a linen leaf and the sticks of pierced bone, the reverse painted with a spray of lilac and the initial "I"


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Wedding Bodice
  • Wedding Skirt
  • Wedding Belt
  • Wedding Veil
  • Wedding Handkerchief
  • Wedding Shoe
  • Wedding Shoe
  • Wedding Fan
Materials and techniques
silk satin, cotton, lace, net, swansdown, linen, bone
Brief description
Wedding dress and accessories, ca. 1882, English. Dress made by Harris J. Toms, shoes made by J. Mayer
Physical description
White satin wedding dress, jacket and skirt of white satin with long tight sleeves, front buttoning bodice, the sleeves tight to the elbow where they are puffed, then the forearms tightly smocked. Trained skirt, drawn back closely with puffed and draped bustle and back drapery, trimmed with frills and rosettes of the same fabric, lace trimmings. Accompanied by a matching belt, a large plain silk net veil with wide hem, a handkerchief of lace insertion in lawn, and white satin shoes, and a swansdown fan, the feathers sewn to a linen leaf and the sticks of pierced bone, the reverse painted with a spray of lilac and the initial "I"
Marks and inscriptions
  • Harris J Toms, Costumiers & c 4 Princes Street, Cavendish Square (Label on skirt waistband)
  • 40 MAYER (...) A PARIS (Stamped on sole of shoe)
Credit line
Given by Mrs G. M. Worrall
Collection
Accession number
T.1, A, C to H-1958

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Record createdJune 22, 2009
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