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WEDDING DRESS

1940
Overview

Full length, cream broidery dress, with an uplift waist, short puffed sleeves, and button trimming on the bodice back. There are small bows on the edge of both sleeves, both cuffs are damaged. The seams have parted.The skirt consists of six panels which flare out at the hem. The dress has a free standing cream taffeta lining, supported by two straps held in place by pop studs in the shoulders of the dress. Some stains on dress and lining.

Historical information

Wedding dress made by Barbara Joan Fancote (known as Joan), who made most of her own clothes, with the help of her mother for her wedding to George William Saw on the 9 March 1940 at the Kelmscott Congregational Church (Rundle Street).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2020.1A
Item type
Costumes
Themes
Art and Design
People
Social History
Material
Cloth
Keywords
Kelmscott
RUNDLE Street, Kenwick
KELMSCOTT Congregational Church
PRICE Terence
FINDLAY jessie
FANCOTE Barbara Joan Miss
SAW George William
FANCOTE Clive Henry Mr
KITSON Marcia
Year
1940
Statement of significance

This dress represents the history of weddings within the City of Armadale and the story of the Saw and Fancote families, both considered 'settler' families within the City of Armadale. The Fancote family played a key role in the development of Kelmscott in the from the 1860s with the Saw family playing a role in the development of Armadale since 1856. The dress is also linked to the importance of the Kelmscott Congregational Church within the Kelmscott Community from the early 1900s to today as it is the only active Congregational Church remaining within the City of Armadale.

Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Geotag
-32.12335, 116.02026
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Last modified
Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
Completeness
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City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

Front side. Full length, cream broderie anglaise dress, with an uplift waist, short puffed sleeves, and button trimming on the bodice back. There are small bows on the edge of both sleeves, both cuffs are damaged. The seams have parted. The skirt consists of six panels which flare out at the hem. The dress has a free standing cream taffeta lining, supported by two straps held in place by pop studs in the shoulders of the dress. Some stains on dress and lining.
The back of a full length, cream broderie anglaise wedding dress.
Back side. Full length, cream broderie anglaise dress, with an uplift waist, short puffed sleeves, and button trimming on the bodice back. There are small bows on the edge of both sleeves, both cuffs are damaged. The seams have parted. The skirt consists of six panels which flare out at the hem. The dress has a free standing cream taffeta lining, supported by two straps held in place by pop studs in the shoulders of the dress. Some stains on dress and lining.

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