silk wedding dress
Object numberP9390
Titlesilk wedding dress
Descriptionshot silk purple wedding dress, bodice shaped to narrow waist, short bottom edge with blue fringe. Hook and eye fastening at front, with boned support. half-length sleeves, two-tier, fringed with blue thread. Lined with cotton/linen. Full length skirt, lined with cotton or linen, pocket on right. Circa 1870
Production date circa 1870
Object namedress, wedding
Object category1.111.3