Fashion — 1910
Dress, wedding dress
This wedding dress was worn by Minnie Beatrice Long for her marriage to a railway worker in September 1910. The wedding took place at St Andrews Church, Leytonstone. The full length dress of lilac plain weave cotton was made for Minnie by a local dressmaker. It is made in the fashion of 1910, a long 'princess' line dress with an elegant flared skirt and elaborate details created by rows of pintucks. Machine-made lace is used for decoration. Hand-made lace was expensive and exclusive and new technology for producing it cheaply made lace affordable for everyone.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2003.33
- Object name:
- dress, wedding dress
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London [Waltham Forest], Waltham Forest
- Production date:
- 1910
- Material:
cotton, silk, metal, cellulose
- Measurements/duration:
- L 1400 mm, W 290 mm (waist), W 1330 mm (hem), L 325 mm (sleeve) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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