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WEDDING DRESS RECEIPT

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Carot & Co

1944

Overview

Yellowed piece of paper with red and green lettering denoting the name and address of the firm that supplied the wedding dress. Hand-written details of goods purchased have been added in pencil, and a red penny stamp shows that duty has been paid.
The text on the receipt reads: [26/47/1944 / Miss S BAILEY / 5th Road / ARMADALE / corot and co. / centre of / central hay street / perth ]. The business name has been printed in red and the address and other details in green. To the right of the name and address is a green logo featuring a circle with white text on it next to a silhouette of a woman in a dress. Under this is side-view illustration of a woman sitting on the ground and putting on a stocking on a raised leg. Under this is a green banner with white text.

There is a description of the goods purchased to the value of £8:19:0.

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 groomsmen were Pte Fred Jacobs and Mr Vincent Tomkinson. The dress was purchased from Corot & Co of Perth.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.6D

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History
War and Conflict

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

153 mm

Height or length

102 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Logo text on circle [Corot / and co ltd]; text at bottom of logo [ladies wear specialists].

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.

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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