Wedding Dress
early 1957 (made)
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Heavy cream lace wedding dress with a ballerina-length full skirt, long sleeves and boat neckline mounted over a strapless dark cream satin underdress with a heavily interlined full skirt. The lace is accented with floral sprays worked in seed pearls and diamanté. Zip fastener down the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin with lace worked in seed pearls and diamanté |
| Brief description | Lace wedding dress, designed by Norman Hartnell, London, 1957 |
| Physical description | Heavy cream lace wedding dress with a ballerina-length full skirt, long sleeves and boat neckline mounted over a strapless dark cream satin underdress with a heavily interlined full skirt. The lace is accented with floral sprays worked in seed pearls and diamanté. Zip fastener down the back. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Laurel Robinson |
| Object history | This dress was worn by Mrs Laurel Heath on 25 June, 1957, for her marriage to Mr Gerald Albertini. Laurel's first husband, John Heath, had died the previous year as a result of injuries sustained during the Mille Miglia race in May 1956. She married Mr Albertini at St James' Roman Catholic Church, Spanish Place, London. |
| Associated object | T.152:1-2000 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.530-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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