WEDDING DRESS LINING

Overview

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.

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-COA2020.1B
Item type
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

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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