Cream Silk Wedding Dress
Date1911
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk and satin
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circ x Hips: 440 × 360 × 1500 × 1500 × 400 × 1720 × 470mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS014408
About MeThis cream silk wedding dress was worn by Mary Muirhead (nee Johnston) on her wedding day at Balerno, near Edinburgh. She grew up in the smiddy at Hatton of Fintray, a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire.The full length fitted dress has a square yoke with a cross-over bodice, created by panels of cream satin and lace. Sleeves of cream silk trimmed with lace and satin reach the elbow, and there is pin tucked net from the elbow to wrist. The skirt is A-line with a band of satin above the ankle.
1899
1770s, 1880s
