Wedding dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1894
Materials
Cotton, Lace, Satin, Wool
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1367057.2
Summary
Wedding dress - Bodice has inner waistband and ten bones. Cotton lined. bodice has loosely gathered wool under elaborate satin laced edged shoulders, high stand up collar. Very full top 'puff' sleeve, narrow wool sleeve to wrist with satin ribbon edging. Panniers at either side of bodice waist. 1894 (circa)
Provenance
worn for wedding 16th January, 1894 in North Devon, Ifracombe dressmaker. Mrs Squires called at Killerton 2nd June 1986. they still have the wedding cake(!) and cake decorations. The cake has orange blossom and silver leaves.