E.1953.87.a_01
Type
dress; wedding dress
Maker of the object
Miss Armour
Date
1878; 18 September 1878 (date of use)
Materials
silk, cotton, metal
Place
Scotland, Glasgow, 335 Bath Street (place of manufacture); Scotland, Glasgow, 23 Park Circus (place of use)
Description
Woman’s dress or wedding dress in cream corded silk and wool, trimmed with artifical blue forget-me-not flowers. Small, standing collar, princessline with centre front panel of pleated silk satin in shallow v-shaped pleats, fastening on left with cream buttons. Full-length sleeves. Skirt, full-length, flat at front and sides, gathered at centre back to create bustle and fishtail decorated with pleated silk and silk satin bows. Labelled 'Miss Armour'. Worn by Jessie Morrison Inglis at her wedding to Reverend John Baird on 18 March.
Category
DRESS
Measurements
bust: 810 mm; footprint: 750 mm x 1100 mm; waist 610 mm