Cream Wedding Dress
WearerWorn by
Mrs Nan K Cowie
(1906 - 1983)
Date1950
Object NameDress
Mediumdamask silk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
Dimensions350 × 310 × 1450 × 1700 × 4800 × 390mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1984.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS006541
About MeThis cream silk brocade wedding dress is thought to have belonged to Mrs Nan K. Cowie. The dress features swathes of fabric, a full skirt with a large bow at the back and long sleeves with points over the hands.Mrs Nan K. Cowie was one of Aberdeen's lesser-known sporting personalities. She achieved distinction in small-bore rifle shooting in a career which began in the early 1930s and continued for two decades. During that time, she participated in competitions in Scotland, England and Ireland, most notably in the ladies' international small-bore event at Bisley camp in which she took part both before and after World War II. In 1950 she captained the Scottish ladies' team. In addition to her prowess as a riflewoman Nan Cowie also excelled in other sports gaining prizes in swimming, life-saving and table tennis.
