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Description: | Ivory satin wedding dress bought in 1881 and worn by the bride at the wedding of Mr Edward Fitchew and Miss Julia Evans of Bristol.
Tightly fitted bodice with ruching, lace and orange blossom decoration. Puffed sleeves at the top of the arm then ruched to cuff which flares with three layers of lace. Ruching from bodice stops at bust level where the satin is allowed to puff out over the bosom. The ruching starts again at high waist level and finally ends with three gathered lace trimmed tiers which form the remainder of the front skirt. The dress is fastened at the back with twenty satin covered buttons. The line of buttons ends at low hip level and many folds of fabric open out to provide a train comprising of three panels which stretches about a metre behind the dress. | Source: | Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives | Identifier: | emu.mshed.ecatalogue.socialhistory.13142 | Go to resource |
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