Wedding dress jacket
Category
Costume
Date
1915
Materials
Satin, wool twill, metal and resin
Measurements
620 x 780 x 50 mm
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1363984.1
Summary
Part of a two piece tailored wedding costume of navy blue twilled wool, jacket with attached blouse and skirt. Jacket; with V neckline and satin faced lapels, single padded button concealing hooks at high waist. Buckled half belt and peplum to back, long sleeves with turned back cuffs. 1915 (circa)
Provenance
belonged to donor's mother and worn at her wedding in Ireland 1915. Wedding arranged at short notice as bridegroomwas called up and posted abroad as army chaplin. N.B Very similar to dress pattern pp18/19 'Paris Fashions' May 9th 1914 (in Rougemont House archive)