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Here Comes the Bride
Australian crepe wedding dress (1953) made by Violet Cocking (nee Dowey) who had resided in North Street, Castlemaine, prior to her marriage to Stanley Cocking in 1924. The dress was inspired by the gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II upon … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Oriental Art, Paintings, Textiles
Tagged Arthur Boyd, Bride series, Bridegroom series, brides, Castlemaine Museum, Chinese wedding outfit, Edmund Blair Leighton, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kit Lee, Melbourne Chinese Museum, Violet Cocking, wedding dresses
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