An illustrated book of christening, bridal and mourning fashions from the sixteenth to twentieth century shown at the National Gallery of Victoria's exhibition of the same name as the book, ie, "Hatches Matches and Dispatches: Christening, Bridal & Mourning Fashions."non-fictionAn illustrated book of christening, bridal and mourning fashions from the sixteenth to twentieth century shown at the National Gallery of Victoria's exhibition of the same name as the book, ie, "Hatches Matches and Dispatches: Christening, Bridal & Mourning Fashions."clark rowena, fashion, ngv collection, bridal, christening

Wilson / Broadwood Wedding photograph of Bridal Party.stawell

George Cox and Georgina Wilson Bride and Groom Wedding bridal Partystawell portrait

Wedding Bridal party and family in front of Phillips House lower main street.stawell houses

The photograph was donated by Rosemary Vaughan-Smith, a member of the Society. It is believed to be a photograph of the donor's mother.Oval studio photograph, artfully mounted on a rectangular board, of a woman in a bridal gown, surrounded by flowers. The bride is dressed in a layered tulle gown with an white overjacket. c. 1910.wedding photographs, rosemary vaughan-smith

Brenda Crute married Jim Bywaters 19671967 A delightful bridal gown fashioned in chantilly lace cur on empire lines, fitted sleeveless bodice with boat shaped neckline back and front. Sheath skirt. Chapel length nylon organza coat train with butterfly sleeves & edging of chantilly lace. Headdress - Pearlized orange blossom & leaves mounted to a three-tiered nylon tulle veil.wedding dress, brenda crute, jim bywaters, 1967, textiles - bridal - fashion, stawell - wedding

Brides are given the ornaments after the marriage ceremony by friends and relatives as a keepsakeIt brings luck and happiness to the newly wedsWhite crochet shoe decorated with satin flowers and pearls and a little crochet bellbridal ornament, crochet, shoe, bell

The bridal couple are George and Sophia (nee Galati) Papadopoulos (Starokanis).A black and white studio photograph of a bridal couple.

Christening, Bridal and Mourning Fashions from 16th century to present day121p A4 Christening , Bridal and Mourning Fashions From16th Century to present dayclothing and dress

The bridal couple photographed signing the marriage register are George and Christina Karamidos.A coloured photograph of a bridal couple seated at a table while they are signing the wedding register. They are each holding a certificate.

The bridal couple are Dimitri and Kalypso Sofianos on their wedding day. Dimitri arrived in Australia in his teens in 1914 and Kalypso much later in 1936. She and Dimitri were both from the same village of Kioni and they met after her arrival and married in 1937. The ceremony took place at the Greek Orthodox Church in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. They operated a fish shop at 391 Camberwell Road Hartwell where they worked together for almost thirty years. A sepia photograph of a bridal couple standing in front of a brick wall in a garden.

The bridal headdress was made in England and worn in Ceylon in 1886 by Mary Jane Schroder for her marriage to Ralph Pardy Rudd on 24th Nov 1886.1886 Pearl encrusted bridal tiara. Net covered wire circlet - pearls sewn around front half with four pearl covered half circles attached. See also wedding bodice NA3580, fan NA3582 and shoes NA3578.costume, female headwear

Worn for the marriage of Evelyn Gledill to Richard Osborne in 1937. Evelyn Gledill was mother of Barbara Keene whose bridal veil is catalogue as NA2908.Bridal veil is a 3/4 circle with black hat elastic. Green wire circle of white flower buds with fringe of remaining veil net and looped green satin wire of white flower buds. Centre front are five cream (brownish) roses.costume, female ceremonial, costume accessories, hair accessories

Mrs. Bow Hutchings as Bride Bridal Portrait of Mrs Bow Hutchings. A Female Standing in Bridal gown holding flowersstawell portrait

Table decoration or bridal ornament, crochet

This is either the Fisher or Halliburton wedding party Colac c 1920. Elwyn Hamilton, flowergirl, travelled from Bungaree to be in the party.Black and white photograph of bridal party.colac, wedding, elwyn hamilton

Imported, used in manufacture and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1900Nickle plated steel ring as used in bridal makingequine agriculture, military, civilian c1900

Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Crown of the glory box (ladies with blankets, lambs in bridal party)Crown of the glory box…./colour-bright….comfort-right….Onkaparinga/Choose Onkaparinga, the pure wool blankets you'll love and cherish for a lifetimeblanket, blanket fever, wool, onkaparinga, advertisement, australian women's weekly