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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Wedding Dress - Jean Hastwell (nee Frusher)

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Unknown

1937

Overview

Ladies' long sleeved, full length cream dress of guipure lace, and a silk petticoat sewn inside, with a sweep (self) train. A high neckline. Cut-out bicep sleeves to accentuate the arms. Buttons on the back of dress located from neckline to waistline. Metal press studs are located close to back of neckline, and also side of waistline.

Historical information

Owned and worn by Jean Hastwell (nee Frusher)

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2023.54

Item type

Clothing

Dresses

Themes

Material

Lace

Metal

Silk (Textile)

Inscriptions and markings

No markings. This would appear to be handmade.

Contextual information

Jean married William Howard HASTWELL on 12th June 1937 at Methodist Church, Guildford, Western Australia.

Keywords

Jean Hastwell

Wedding Dress

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026

Completeness

72

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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JEAN FRUSHER weddingdress - front

Front of Wedding Dress

JEAN FRUSHER weddingdress - back

Back of Wedding Dress

Buttons on back of wedding dress

Close-up of the buttons and studs at back of dress

JEAN FRUSHER weddingdress - lace pattern

Guipure lace - pattern of wedding dress

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