This beautiful, dainty wedding or bridal gown was made for a petite fiture and dates to around the 1860s. The wedding dress is a fine example of bridal fashion of the 1860s. It shows the careful workmanship of the dressmaker.Wedding dress or Bridal Gown circa 1860, comprising wedding dress and veil. A gown of very fine cotton with long sleeves, a high neck and waist, and a tiered skirt. The neckline features a lace insert and a decorative panel in the body of the dress, with a train at the back. It has a hook and eye closure. The veil is silk. The dainty gown is a modern Size 8.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bridal clothing, wedding gown, wedding dress, silk bridal veil, 19th century wedding dress, bridal gown, mid-19th century, 1860s, dressmaking, fashion, wedding, bride, bridal fashion, antique