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Wedding Dress

1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wedding dress of white machine-embroidered Swiss organza. With sleeve and sleeve parts, dress fabric, a white cotton strapless bodice and full skirt underdress, and a petticoat crinoline of cream silk or synthetic fabric with plastic boning at the sides.

NB. The dress was altered by removing the sleeves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Wedding Dress
  • Sleeve
  • Sleeve Part
  • Sleeve Part
  • Underdress
  • Crinoline
  • Dress Fabric
Materials and techniques
Machine-embroidered organza, plastic and cotton
Brief description
Wedding dress of machine-embroidered Swiss organza, Horrockses Fashions, England, 1952
Physical description
Wedding dress of white machine-embroidered Swiss organza. With sleeve and sleeve parts, dress fabric, a white cotton strapless bodice and full skirt underdress, and a petticoat crinoline of cream silk or synthetic fabric with plastic boning at the sides.

NB. The dress was altered by removing the sleeves.
Credit line
Given by Pamela M. Ashworth
Object history
This dress was specially designed and made for Pamela Taylor, who worked for Horrockses, by her employers. She wore it to marry Keith Ashworth in 1954 at St Cuthbert's Church, Southport, Lancashire. The sleeves of the dress were later removed to enable the dress to be worn as an evening dress.
Collection
Accession number
T.166:1 to 7-1997

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Record createdJune 23, 2009
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