Dress, Wedding
- Object Name:
- Dress, Wedding
- Date:
- 1966
- Material:
- Silk?
- Description:
- Wedding dress of Louise Richardson. Off white silk (likely yellowed with age), sewn from Vogue Couturier Design pattern 1347 by John Cavanagh. Dress has a cowl neck and 3/4 length wide sleeves. A-Line cut with empire style waist line. Flare at bottom of dress with slight circular train. Much longer train attached from back collar and appx. 3 ft longer than dress, pleated where attached to neck and widens as it goes down the body. 20" slit down middle of train from the collar to allow for easier dressing. Inner boning inside bodice of dress. Sleeves have 3" fold up.
- Provenance:
- The Wedding Dress of Louise Richardson.
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth
- Item Number:
- 2014.4
- Accession Number:
- 2014.4
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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