Wedding Dress
1859 (made)
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Pale gold-beige silk wedding dress consisting of a bodice and skirt. The silk is woven 'en disposition' with a design of formal floral bouquets surmounting a scalloped border.
The bodice fastens down the centre front with buttons. Frills of the same fabric is arranged in a 'V' formation on the bodice, the ends are weighted with tassels, the flared pagoda sleeves are lined in silk, the bodice is lined with linen, and edged with grey and brown chenille braid and silk fringe. High round neck. Boned. The front is padded at the bosom. Pearl buttons set in gilt metal.
The flounced skirt has an interior system of brass rings with brown braid threaded through and a cast pewter button which, when pulled, raises the skirt for walking. Flat panel at the centre front and the rest is set in double box pleats. Grosgrain waistband fastening at the side and a watch pocket at the waist. Lined with glazed cotton. At the hem is a brown brush braid. Stitched inside the lining are two rows of brass rings through which run two systems of narrow brown braid with a cast pewter button. Pocket at the left hip and tape loops on either side of the waistband for hanging up the skirt.
The bodice fastens down the centre front with buttons. Frills of the same fabric is arranged in a 'V' formation on the bodice, the ends are weighted with tassels, the flared pagoda sleeves are lined in silk, the bodice is lined with linen, and edged with grey and brown chenille braid and silk fringe. High round neck. Boned. The front is padded at the bosom. Pearl buttons set in gilt metal.
The flounced skirt has an interior system of brass rings with brown braid threaded through and a cast pewter button which, when pulled, raises the skirt for walking. Flat panel at the centre front and the rest is set in double box pleats. Grosgrain waistband fastening at the side and a watch pocket at the waist. Lined with glazed cotton. At the hem is a brown brush braid. Stitched inside the lining are two rows of brass rings through which run two systems of narrow brown braid with a cast pewter button. Pocket at the left hip and tape loops on either side of the waistband for hanging up the skirt.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, trimmed with chenille, silk fringe, gilt metal, lined with silks and linen, boned, padded |
| Brief description | Silk wedding dress consisting of a bodice and skirt, England, 1859 |
| Physical description | Pale gold-beige silk wedding dress consisting of a bodice and skirt. The silk is woven 'en disposition' with a design of formal floral bouquets surmounting a scalloped border. The bodice fastens down the centre front with buttons. Frills of the same fabric is arranged in a 'V' formation on the bodice, the ends are weighted with tassels, the flared pagoda sleeves are lined in silk, the bodice is lined with linen, and edged with grey and brown chenille braid and silk fringe. High round neck. Boned. The front is padded at the bosom. Pearl buttons set in gilt metal. The flounced skirt has an interior system of brass rings with brown braid threaded through and a cast pewter button which, when pulled, raises the skirt for walking. Flat panel at the centre front and the rest is set in double box pleats. Grosgrain waistband fastening at the side and a watch pocket at the waist. Lined with glazed cotton. At the hem is a brown brush braid. Stitched inside the lining are two rows of brass rings through which run two systems of narrow brown braid with a cast pewter button. Pocket at the left hip and tape loops on either side of the waistband for hanging up the skirt. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs H. P. Statham |
| Object history | On donation this dress was associated with the marriage of Elizabeth Manks to "Mr Crossley" in about 1860, at Elland, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She was described as an ancestress of the donor. Preliminary research has revealed that an Elizabeth Manks (b.1836) married Alfred Oakley Pollard (b.1839) on 9 January 1860 in Halifax. Elizabeth was 24, and Alfred was 21. The bride's name, date of the wedding, and the geographic location match, which suggests that the groom's name "Oakley" may have been misremembered or misheard as "Crossley". |
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| Accession number | T.190&A-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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