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WEDDING DRESS

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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

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2020.1A

Item type

Costumes

Themes

Art and Design
People
Social History

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

Statement of significance

HIGH
The wedding ceremony remains a very important social event within the local and Australian community. Though the concept of the wedding dress is evolving the bride wearing a special 'costume' is still a key part of a wedding
Condition;Dress and lining, both in good condition.
Hand made dress, specially made by the bride and her mother for the occasion worn by Barbara Joan Fancote when she married George William Saw on 9 March 1940 at the Kelmscott Congregational Church in front of friends and family.
Representativeness: Wedding fashion in the 1940s

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

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