Wedding Suit
8 April 1948 (worn), first quarter 1948 (made)
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Wedding outfit, consisting of dress, jacket and belt, of spun rayon and wool printed with a bold navy-on-white painterly design of scrolling flowers and tendrils.
The jacket is double-breasted with a nipped waist, deep peplum, and three-quarter length sleeves. The small collar, turned-back cuffs and curved pocket flaps are in solid-colour navy rayon-wool blend. The pocket flap detail also appears on the skirt of the dress, which has a full skirt and high round collarless neckline.
The jacket is double-breasted with a nipped waist, deep peplum, and three-quarter length sleeves. The small collar, turned-back cuffs and curved pocket flaps are in solid-colour navy rayon-wool blend. The pocket flap detail also appears on the skirt of the dress, which has a full skirt and high round collarless neckline.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Spun rayon and wool |
| Brief description | Wedding outfit, spun rayon and wool, designed by Elspeth Champcommunal for Worth London, 1948. |
| Physical description | Wedding outfit, consisting of dress, jacket and belt, of spun rayon and wool printed with a bold navy-on-white painterly design of scrolling flowers and tendrils. The jacket is double-breasted with a nipped waist, deep peplum, and three-quarter length sleeves. The small collar, turned-back cuffs and curved pocket flaps are in solid-colour navy rayon-wool blend. The pocket flap detail also appears on the skirt of the dress, which has a full skirt and high round collarless neckline. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Diana C. Briscoe |
| Object history | Part of a navy blue and cream wedding ensemble (T.536 to 540-1993) worn by Lady Teresa Mary Violet Home (d.1995), who married Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Baronet (1911-1993) on the 8th April 1949. Registered File number 1993/1875. |
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| Accession number | T.536:1 to 3-1993 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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