Design for a Wedding Dress
Design
1964 (made)
1964 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
This is a design for a wedding dress by Belinda Bellville.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for a Wedding Dress (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper. |
| Brief description | Pencil drawing of a wedding dress and veil by Belinda Bellville, 1964 |
| Physical description | Pencil drawing of wedding dress and veil. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Allan Berkeley Valentine Hughes |
| Object history | This design relates to a dress in the Textiles and Dress Collection (T.403-2001). The dress was worn by Anne Stephen at her wedding to Mr Allan Berkeley Valentine Hughes on 24th April, 1964. |
| Historical context | Belinda Bellville was a significant designer who established her own business in 1953. In 1958 she went into partnership with David Sassoon and the company name was changed to Bellville Sassoon. They specialised in romantic wedding and evening dresses. |
| Summary | This is a design for a wedding dress by Belinda Bellville. |
| Associated object | T.403:1-2001 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1611-2001 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2002 |
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