Summary
Black and white photograph of Violet Crocker Asmus in Kensington, circa 1949. In the image Violet wears the family wedding veil which was passed down through the one female line and worn by over 100 women over five generations.
The Limerick lace wedding veil was imported from Ireland for the wedding of Scottish migrant Janet Scrimgeour when she married Danish migrant Peter Franz Brackelmann in Bendigo in 1865. It remained in the family until it was donated to Museum Victoria.
Description of Content
Wedding portrait of Violet Crocker Asmus. She is standing in a garden setting in her wedding dress, holding a bouquet.
Physical Description
digital image from a black and white photograph
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Images & Image Making
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Place & Date Depicted
Kensington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1949
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Format
Digital file, Black & White
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