Pearlised Button Wedding Dress
Date1930, 1956
Object NameDress
Mediumlace, net, acetate and linen
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circumference x Hips: 410 × 330 × 1480 × 1480 × 380 × 4250 × 440mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1996 by Mrs E Leiper.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS024802
About MeThis full-length ivory wedding dress was originally worn by a bride in the 1930s, and was later upcycled by her daughter-in-law, together with an orange blossom headdress and veil, to be worn to her own wedding in 1956. The bride sold the ensemble to her daughter-in-law for £5.
