"2021-02-10T00:00:00"^^ . "Wedding wreath, orange blossom made from green and white feathers on silk-thread wrapped wire with silk ribbons, Great Britain, 1854"@en . "This delicate orange blossom wedding wreath is a rare survival. Imitation blossom was normally made from wax, paper, or cloth, but this example is made entirely from feathers and silk ribbons on fine wire. The white feathers have been carefully dyed in shades of green for leaves, or tinted with touches of yellow to replicate petals. It is associated with the 1854 marriage of Elizabeth Wroughton Richards to Edward Nug\u00E9e. \n\nThe wreath could have been purchased from a milliner's establishment, or made at home by a particularly talented home handicrafter. Women's periodicals in the 19th century provided instructions for various handicrafts, including featherwork. They advised their readers on how to clean and dye feathers, and how to make them into various accessories or dress-trimmings. Typically the feathers were stitched down flat into mosaic-like patterns, so the three dimensional quality of this wreath is unusual."@en . "Wedding accessories from the Nug\u00E9e family\nMany wedding artefacts are preserved because marriage is so significant an event in the lives of the participants. Some pass from one generation to the next, becoming family heirlooms. The Nug\u00E9e family kept this group of fragile objects because of their importance to the family history. The objects conjure up the romantic prettiness typical of many Victorian weddings.\n\nShoes\nChapelle\nParis, France\n1854\n\nSilk satin, cotton and leather\nV&A: T.4:1, 2-2008\n\n\nWreath\nBritain \n1854\n\nFeather and silk-wrapped wire\nV&A: T.6-2008\n\n\nWedding favours\nBritain\n1854\n\nCotton, silk, paper and wire\nV&A: T.7, 8-2008\n\n\nBridesmaid's fan\nBritain\n1854\n\nPaper leaf with metal spangles, wooden sticks and guards\nAssociated with the wedding of Elizabeth Wroughton Richards and Reverend Andrew Nug\u00E9e, 8 August 1854\nV&A: T.14-2008\n\n\nShoes\nFrance or Britain\n1887\n\nSilk satin, cotton and leather\nAssociated with the wedding of Edith Elizabeth Alston and Francis Edward Nug\u00E9e, son of Andrew and Elizabeth Nug\u00E9e, 1887\nV&A: T.5:1, 2-2008\n\nCollection given by Edward Nug\u00E9e QC [2011]"@en . . "Wreath of orange blossom, completely made from feathers, dyed green and white, mounted on a coil of silk-thread wrapped wire, accented with silk ribbons."@en . .