Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress
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Title
Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress
Subject
Wedding costume
Description
Wedding dress ensemble of cream silk satin; comprising pointed boned bodice lined with silk, elbow length gathered sleeves; deep lace flounces at neck and sleeves and plain untrimmed skirt en suite, gathered into waist with unpressed pleats. (1840)
Although the fashion at this time was for Brussels lace, Queen Victoria commissioned Honiton lace for her wedding ensemble, reviving the flagging lace industry in Honiton, Devon. This decision may have been made in relation to criticism of the Queen's preference for French textiles, made two years earlier by Lord Melbourne. Partly designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Dyce, the design of the lace was very modern and Queen Victoria was to use the same design numerous times throughout her life. She continued to use it on her own clothes and those of her children and insisted that Honiton lace be used to trim the wedding dresses of her daughters-in-law.
Although the fashion at this time was for Brussels lace, Queen Victoria commissioned Honiton lace for her wedding ensemble, reviving the flagging lace industry in Honiton, Devon. This decision may have been made in relation to criticism of the Queen's preference for French textiles, made two years earlier by Lord Melbourne. Partly designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Dyce, the design of the lace was very modern and Queen Victoria was to use the same design numerous times throughout her life. She continued to use it on her own clothes and those of her children and insisted that Honiton lace be used to trim the wedding dresses of her daughters-in-law.
Creator
Mary Bettans
Source
https://www.rct.uk/collection/71975/queen-victorias-wedding-dress
Publisher
Uploaded to Royal Collection Trust Digital Collection
Date
Uploaded:
Contributor
Savannah Mahone
Rights
Open Access
Relation
England
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Type
Still image
Identifier
WDDL_R020_w_England_RoyalWeddingDress_699190-1681404784.jpeg
Coverage
London, England
1840
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photo
Physical Dimensions
932 x 1280
Files
Citation
Mary Bettans, “Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress,” Something Old, Something New, accessed April 26, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp25sec1sec2/group7/items/show/39.
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