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wedding dress

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Valerie Dineen

1961

Overview

wedding dress made from white satin

Historical information

This dress was made by Val Dineen for her marriage to Lindsay Royce at St Edmund's Church, Wembley on 1st April 1961. The couple then lived at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0543

Item type

Material

Width

2200 mm

Height or length

1400 mm

Depth

2600 mm

Themes

Keywords

Place made

Perth
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1961

Statement of significance

The object 'Wedding Dress' (GMOB0543) is a rare example and has very high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture). The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class COSTUME/Female in excellent condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was made by VALERIE DINEEN(1961), used by VALERIE DINEEN(01/04/1961),

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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