Wedding dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1902 - 1936
Materials
Lace, Muslin
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1364471.1
Summary
Part of a wedding dress; Bodice, white muslin with woven floral motif. Muslin cut to show motif on bodice front. Square neckline (lace / collar missing?) Full sleeves gathered into wrists, trimmed with deep flounce of cream machine lace. Fine striped muslin inserted at neckline and sleeves. Bodice opens at centre back. Worked buttonhole at neckline. Fastenings missing. Waistline gathered with ribbon to tie at centre back. 1902 - 1936 (circa)
Provenance
worn by donor's grandmother, Mrs Constance Hodgkinson for her wedding in 1902. Also worn by Mrs Beryl Westall (mother) in 1936.