A ROYAL BRIDESMAID`S DRESS AND HEADDRESS

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02.07.2024 17:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 62 | A ROYAL BRIDESMAID'S DRESS AND HEADDRESS
A ROYAL BRIDESMAID'S DRESS AND HEADDRESS
BY NORMAN HARTNELL, 1947, THE EMBROIDERY DESIGNED BY FLORA BALLARD
The tight fitting gathered bodice in ivory tulle, swathed with a deep fichu of pearl-spotted tulle and bordered with applique white satin syringa, the neckline trimmed with an ivory satin bow, the bouffant skirt of multi-layered ivory tulle with scattered clusters of flowers in applique satin, woven by Warner & Sons, symbolic of rebirth and to repeat the effect of the Royal bridal gown; together with a floral wreath of satin ears of corn, lilies and silver lamé leaves




Provenance

Commissioned directly from Norman Hartnell by H.M. Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) for the wedding of H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth (later H.M. Queen Elizabeth II) to be worn by Lady Elizabeth Lambart (later Longman) (1924-2016) and by descent.



Literature

M. Pick, Be Dazzled! Norman Hartnell Sixty Years of Glamour and Fashion, New York, 2012, illustrated p. 151.
N. Hartnell, Silver and Gold: The Autobiography of Norman Hartnell, London, 2019, p. 112.



Exhibited

On permanent loan to The Fashion Museum, Bath, 1980s-2000s.
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