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Clothing - Formal Silk Brocade Gown, 1953
... piesse family... in Hobart and grew up in the Piesse family home, 'Merridale... was born in Hobart and grew up in the Piesse family home ...The donor's aunt, Margaret E. Hollis nee Piesse (18/2/1919-2008) wore this gown to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. She was one of a total of 8,251 guests who attended the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London. Margaret Piesse was born in Hobart and grew up in the Piesse family home, 'Merridale', Sackville Street, Kew. She was residing at 4a Little Cloister, Westminster Abbey at the time of the Coronation and was married (on 14/2/1942) to Rev Howard Hollis, a minor Canon at the Abbey and a deputy Priest in – Ordinary to the Queen (1954-1959). Howard chanted the litany and carried the sceptre. Margaret’s daughter-in-law, Sue Hollis, Margaret’s sons, Julian who attended the Coronation with his mother, and Richard, gave the photograph to Felicity Renowden, the donor. Margaret Hollis died in Kew on 16/4/2008.Single piece, formal silk brocade gown worn to the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. The bodice is informally draped with horizontal folds of fabric above an antebellum waistline below which is a full skirt. An accompanying photograph of the wearer in the dress can be viewed in the final image above. coronation elizabeth ii, piesse family, merridale -- sackville street -- kew (vic.), margaret e hollis, margaret ellen piesse, fashion design, fashion -- 1950s, women's clothing -- 1950s -
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Photograph - Margaret E Hollis, 1953
... piesse family... in Hobart and grew up in the Piesse family home, 'Merridale... up in the Piesse family home, 'Merridale', Sackville Street ...The donor's aunt, Margaret E. Hollis nee Piesse (18/2/1919-2008) wore this gown to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. She was one of a total of 8,251 guests who attended the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London. Margaret Piesse was born in Hobart and grew up in the Piesse family home, 'Merridale', Sackville Street, Kew. She was residing at 4a Little Cloister, Westminster Abbey at the time of the Coronation and was married (on 14/2/1942) to Rev Howard Hollis, a minor Canon at the Abbey and a deputy Priest in – Ordinary to the Queen (1954-1959). Howard chanted the litany and carried the sceptre. Margaret’s daughter-in-law, Sue Hollis, Margaret’s sons, Julian who attended the Coronation with his mother, and Richard, gave the photograph to Felicity Renowden, the donor. Margaret Hollis died in Kew on 16/4/2008. Print copy of an original photograph of Margaret Ellen Hollis (nee Piesse) before she attended the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. She is posed in the photograph, seated wearing her dress, tiara and long elbow length gloves.coronation of elizabeth ii, westminster abbey, piesse family, merridale -- sackville street kew (vic.), margaret e hollis -
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Book, Maria Island to Merridale: a tribute to my grandmother CP Christina Piesse (née McCrae) 1886-1970 / by Felicity Piesse, 2018
... piesse family - kew (vic)... Christina Piesse (née McCrae) 1886-1970 / by Felicity Piesse piesse ...piesse family - kew (vic), pomeroy - merridale - sackville street - kew (vic) -
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Footwear - Pair of Boy's Leather Shoes, c.1920
... piesse family... merridale robert lyndhurst piesse piesse family ...This pair of shoes were the first shoes of Robert Lyndhurst Piesse [the donor's father], born at ‘Tarrangower’ 39 Broadway, Camberwell 24 May 1917. The family moved to ‘Merridale’ 43 Sackville Street, Kew in 1922. The shoes were kept as a treasured item belonging to her father by his daughter. Pair of toddler's brown leather shoes done up with a single loop and button. Leather soles and uppers. The sole has a small leather heel. footwear - children's, boys' shoes, merridale, robert lyndhurst piesse, piesse family -
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Decorative object - Tablecloth
... Lace tablecloth owned by a member of the Piesse family... by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret ...Lace tablecloth owned by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Square linen tablecloth bordered with a wide band of machine-made lace.tablecloths, lace -
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Decorative object - Lace doily
... Lace doily owned by a member of the Piesse family of Kew... of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse ...Lace doily owned by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Lace doilylace, doilies -
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Headwear - Baby's bonnet
... in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... accessory owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew ...Child's clothing accessory owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Baby's lace bonnet.baby wear, bonnets, lace, embroidery -
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Headwear - Baby's bonnet
... in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... accessory owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew ...Child's clothing accessory owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Crocheted baby's bonnet.baby wear, bonnets, crochet -
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Headwear - Baby's bonnet
... in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew. Later ...Child's clothing accessory owned and worn by a baby in the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Baby's bonnet.baby wear, bonnets, lace -
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Accessory - Lace collar
... of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned ...Lace collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Lace collarcollars -- lace -
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Accessory - Tatted collar
... of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later ...Tatted collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Tatted collarcollars -- lace -
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Accessory - Lace collar
... of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned ...Lace collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Wide lace collarcollars -- lace -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Lace collar
... of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse... owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later ...Lace collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.V-shaped lace collarcollars -- lace