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Cream Silk Wedding Gown and Accessories

Date1905 - 1946
DimensionsOverall: 171 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Beverly Johnston, 1979.
Object number1979.002.001
Label TextThis wedding dress was worn by two brides over 41 years. It was originally worn by Katharine Herdman Wigle of Kingsville, Ontario, on June 21, 1905, at her wedding to Rev. John Haviland Johnston. Decades later, it was altered and worn by Beverly June Navin of London, Ontario, on July 20, 1946, at her wedding to Bruce Haviland Johnston.
NameGown, Wedding