Cream Silk and Lace Wedding Dress
Date1905
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk, cotton
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circ x Hips: 360 x 290 x 1,600 x 1,600 x 300 x 3,600 x 640 mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1970.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS038434
About MeThis dress was worn by Miss U. Grant on her marriage to William Alexander McRobbie. This cream silk and lace wedding dress has a boned bodice, high waist, V-neck lace collar, bow and artificial flowers at the bust. It has three-quarter-length net sleeves with short silk over sleeves and decorative knife-pleated edging. There are bows at the cuffs and at the back of the collar. The overskirt has a deep hem trimmed with knife pleated silk edging.
1770s, 1880s
1899
