Wedding dress
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pearl, Silk
Measurements
1140 mm (Length)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886255
Summary
A simple cream hand-made long sleeved crepe de chine wedding dress with pearls around central panel on bodice, wrists and belt back; two tucks on skirt with hand stitching around hem.
Provenance
A gift from Mrs. Applewhite on the 9th August 1983. See GG3/L1/2. This dress was worn by Ann Cross who married William Broad on 10th December 1919 at Herodsfoot, Cornwall. They then lived at No.6, Trerice c.1930.