Wedding Dress

Object detail

Accession number

2013.563

Production period

1930s

Description

Cream silk wedding dress, sleeveless with V neck, fitted bodice and full length flared bias-cut skirt. Neckline embellished with cream and silver fabric flowers and layers of small ruffles. Bottom quarter of skirt embellished with layers of ruffles of increasing depth. Fastens to the proper left side with hooks and eyes. Separate length of ruffle, either detached or never used.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Silk

Collection

Textiles Collection

Credit Line

1933. Wedding Dress, 2013.563. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Dress, Wedding Communication Artefacts Ceremonial Artefacts Wedding Objects

Collection type

Domestic Textiles Domestic Technology Technology

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