Wedding dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1896
Materials
Chiffon, Cotton, Cotton twill, Satin, Silk satin, Wool
Measurements
460 mm (Length)910 mm (W)650 mm (W)600 mm (Length)
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362783.1
Summary
Wedding dress bodice - Cream dress of cotton warp, wool weft trimmed with chiffon and cording. Boned with a stay band, lined in cotton twill. High collar of pleated satin edged with pleated chiffon. Sleeves are puffed at the shoulder below an epaulette, and tight to the wist. Sleeve is castellated at cuff, and edged with pleated chiffon. Bodice front is of pouched silk satin, pin tucked and trimmed with pleated chiffon with a loose bolero flap, attached at shoulder, armhole and side seam over the pouched front. Bodice is waistlength, there being a pleated satin belt at the waist. 1896 (circa)
Provenance
said to be a bridesmaids' dress?