condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white
discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml

dress, wedding

human history
  • Description

    Wedding dress, c.1914, belonged to donor's mother, Alice Louisa Jane Tunks, neé Glasson.

    The dress consists of three parts, a dress, veil and underskirt. The dress is a cream slipper satin dress with an overlay of cotton net, hand embroidered with a low bust line and short sleeves. There is a satin sash on the waist. The bodice is lined. The skirt is full with a slight train and cross-draped net overskirt. There is a white lawn underskirt, trimmed with lace and a net head veil.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1967.63
  • Accession Date
    29 Mar 1967
  • Other Id

    col.1467 (colonial)

  • Department
wedding dress

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

The gift of curiosity

With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round.

SEE OPTIONS FROM $60

The gift of curiosity