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P7538

ID Number: P7538
Item Name: Image
Title: Timpany Wedding / Mariage de Timpany
Title (Fre): Mariage de Timpany
Date: 1867/10/15
Description: Black and white wedding portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis B. & A.V. Timpany; Mrs. Timpany is seated on the left; she is wearing a long dress with ruffles along the bottom; it has dark bands at the wrists, upper arms and waist and a tie at the collar; between the collar & waist is a row of large round buttons; the dress is pleated along the waist; Mr. Timpany is wearing a dark suit with a long jacket, partially buttoned at the top; he has a full beard, mustache & sideburns; the backdrop of the photograph has a light coloured wall on the right and a dark set of drapes on the left; a hand written note on the reverse reads: "Yours in Christ A.V. Timpany + Dennis B. Timpany Married Oct. 15th, 1867".
History: Wedding dresses were not always white. Prior to the 1880s, a bridal dress was often a new dress of style and fabric which would make it serviceable for many years to come.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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