1907 Wedding dress; cream silk, two piece gown; top has leg of mutton sleeves and a high collar, ruffles boarding a V shaped lace panel on bodice which tucks into a full skirt with a wide waistband adorned with silk flowers at the clasp, no trainwedding dress, nellie eichner, 1907 - wedding dress, textiles - bridal - fashion

This wedding dress and headpiece were worn by Emily Elizabeth (Betty) Cock (1907-2001) when she married Euston Murray Nutchey at St Andrew's Church, Brighton, on 28 April 1938. The bride's great-grandmother, Emily Cock (nee Smith), was married in the same church 69 years earlier; Emily's dress is also in the Brighton Historical Society collection. The dress was made by Melbourne dressmaker Beatrice Cook, with distinctive blue beaded panels worked by Betty's younger sister Margaret (1915-2006) to match the wedding's blue-and-pink colour scheme. The dress was accessorised with a pale blue tulle veil and a bouquet of blue hydrangeas, delphiniums and pale pink roses.Satin dress cut on the bias, originally ice-blue, now faded to cream. The dress features a long train and broad v-neck. The bodice and waist are softly ruched and gathered on either side of a finely beaded centre panel running from the neckline to the hem. The beadwork features a design of small cream-coloured leaves winding between large stylised blue flowers and leaves, all bordered with silver beads. Full-length sleeves are slightly puffed at the shoulder, narrowing to a close fit, with beaded cuffs matching the centre panel. The dress is accompanied by a matching blue, cream and silver beaded coronet or headpiece; this was originally worn with a pale blue tulle bridal veil.Label, woven mauve on beige silk, centre back: Beatrice Cookbetty cock, betty nutchey, emily elizabeth cock, emily elizabeth nutchey, euston murray nutchey, beatrice cook, wedding dress, st andrew's church brighton, 1930s, frances margaret cock, frances margaret ward

-2a Postcard 16/9/09 Les & Gert -2b Postcard with Christmas theme Leslie -2c Photo of two young boys with lace collars -2d man in suite with flower - yours truly 1912 - Yeoman Co -2e woman with high hairdo and man with mustache -2f Woman posing with flowers - Richards & Co Ballarat -2g Woman in white dress with young baby -2h Two men & two women posing in front of house. Jeparit June 14-6-09 -2i Man and woman posing in studio - Happy Christmas Annet Arthur from Ruby & Jack -2j June 1907 Woman posing in white hat and dress. Studio portrait leaning on chair. -2k Woman in wedding dress with flowers & man in Suite -2l Two women posing. Cane chair and rolled paper. -2m Two women posing in studio portrait, table with flowers. with Lindas love to Alma. -2n Studio portrait woman and girl, dark dresses. Photographer E S Shultz -2o A birthday wish from Les -2p Two women in big hats and two men seated in suites. -2q Studio portrait three girls 7 boy. E S Shultz Studio Duncan Street -2r Studio portrait of woman in white dress leaning on wooden post with open book. Series of photographs