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  • Photograph taken by Robert Thompson Crawshay of the wedding of Henrietta Louise Crawshay to Captain 'Cookie' Ralston.
Wedding photograph on steps of Cyfarthfa Castle, April 29th 1871
  • Photograph of bridesmaid taken by Robert Thompson Crawshay on the wedding of Henrietta Louise Crawshay to Captain 'Cookie' Ralston.
Photograph of bridesmaid by Robert Thompson Crawshay, 1871
  • This silk linsey was part of a wedding dress which was made for Miss Catherine Williams of Llwynmawr, Bala.
Silk linsey which was hand-woven in Bala, 1853
  • There is a blue veiled hat and chiffon gloves to match the dress.
Pale blue lace wedding dress, c. 1950
  • Wartime rationing severely restricted the quantity and quality of available dressmaking fabric, and many would-be brides were forced to improvise in order to have a special dress for their wedding day. Even second-hand wedding dresses were in short supply and in high demand, and many opted to make their dress from whatever fabrics could be found, including parachute silk, and in this case, curtains.
Second World War wedding dress made from lace curtains, 1939-45, front [image 1 of 2]
  • These items were worn with a pale blue lace wedding dress in the 1950s.
Blue wedding hat with veil, and nylon chiffon gloves, c.1950s