Cream Wedding Dress
Date1912
Object NameDress
Mediumcorded cotton silk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Cir x Hips: 740 × 600 × 1470 × 1560 × 900 × 1940 × 900mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1985 by Mrs Winnie Phillip.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011243
About MeThis cream dress was worn by Isobell Driscoll at her wedding to John Phillip in 1912. The couple lived in Old Meldrum.The high waisted and boned bodice has a high neck and 3/4 length sleeves with lace trim. It has an A-line skirt with wrap-over effect front, trimmed with lace, over a longer skirt of the same fabric. There's a broad cream satin band around the waist fastening across the centre back in a large bow and rectangular 'tail' of fabric.
1899
1770s, 1880s
1870s, 1930s
