Wedding dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1890
Materials
Silk, Watered silk
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1364880.1
Summary
Wedding dress bodice - Two piece wedding dress in ivory watered silk (split in places). Bodice with high neck, four piece 'Marie Stuat' stiffened collar trimmed with ruched tulle. Square yolk overlaid with tucked tulle, bodice right front crosses over L in folds falling with tulle trim to meet 'sash' or deeper cream silk ribbon attached around hem and falling in long ends on left side. Large 'leg of mutton' tops to sleeves, tapering to narrow wrist and trimmed with tulle ruching.