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BOX TOP FOR WEDDING DRESS

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Carot & Co

1944

Overview

Shallow sided, rectangular cardboard box.The top has a white background with an assortment of red roses and the script [Happy Birthday] printed in various places.

Historical information

Worn by Sylvia May Bailey, a local Armadale resident, on her wedding day to Eric Anderson. They were married at St Matthew's Church, Armadale on the 4th of March 1944. Sylvia's bridesmaids were Miss Patsy Bailey and Miss Muriel Griffiths. Eric's froomsmen were Pte Fred Jacobs and Mr Vincent Tomkinson. The dress was purchased from Corot & Co of Perth.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.7A

Themes

People
Social History
War and Conflict

Material

Cardboard

Paper

Width

543 mm

Height or length

376 mm

Depth

85 mm

Keywords

Place made

Perth
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1944

Statement of significance

This wedding dress was worn by Sylvia Anderson (nee Bailey) on her wedding day to Eric Anderson. They were married at St Matthew's Church Armadale. Eric was serving with the AIF during World War II.
The dress represents how a marriage over time deteriorated due issues of alcoholism and Post Traumatic Stress from Eric's experiences during World War II. It is a rare example of an items that represents how individuals, society and local laws reacted to issues of domestic violence.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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