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Mary Gilbert on her wedding day [PRG 266/89/14] • Photograph

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Summary

Photograph of Mary Gilbert in her wedding dress and veil. She married Bob Magarey at St Peter's Church, Williamstown, on Wednesday 4 April 1940. An article in the 'Advertiser' (Thursday 4 April, page 8) described the dress as 'a gown of ivory toned slipper satin embroidered with pearls on the neckline and the wide skirt merged into a train. With it was worn a long-sleeved bolero, also pearl embroidered. An heirloom Limerick lace veil was merged into a tulle vei! arranged on the hair with a halo or seed pearls in foliage design.' According to 'The News' (Wednesday 3 April, page 6) the veil belonged to her great-grandmother.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white, tinted ; 30.4 x 25.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1940

Photographer

Dickinson-Monteath Studio

Collection

Part of Gilbert Collection

Subject

Gilbert, Catherine Mary, 1918-
Brides -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

18/03/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,119 x 7,380 pixels (45.2 MP)

Size

135.50 MB

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