The Lockhart family's wedding veil and a collection of photographs of it being worn by brides over several generations [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 3547968
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1929-1994
- 28 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm. or smaller, (some) on mount 36.7 x 25.6 cm. or smaller + 1 wedding veil.
- Biography/History:
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"Our Mother, Agnes ('Nessie') Lockhart was one of 11 children, the second child and eldest daughter of Joseph & Alice Lockhart, farming pioners of the Goodnight district on the Murray River in SW NSW. She did her nursing training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital specializing as a theatre sister before doing private nursing in Melbourne during the 12 months prior to her marriage. Nessie Lockhart purchased this white Honiton lace bridal veil in Melbourne, Victoria, in December 1928 to wear at her marriage to Norman Hackett on 20th June 1929. When purchased the veil had a permanent head piece and was 12 feet [ca. 3.5 metres] in length. The head piece was removed from the veil sometime in the 1930's by one of the brides who borrowed and wore the veil. The head piece was not returned with the veil. The veil was worn by twenty seven (27) brides in sixty four (64) years (1929-1995) and now in 2005, through age and use, has become deep cream in colour and so fragile it is believed it could no longer be worn."--Notes from acquisition documentation.
"The veil was worn by Nessie Hackett's five sisters; four sisters-in-law; her two daughters and daughter-in-law; and two of her granddaughters. It was last worn by Nessie's granddaughter Jane Hyde at their marriage in 1995. Other brides to wear the veil were Nessie's close friends; Norman's sister and sister-in-law; and daughters or daughters-in-law of family friends and rural neighbours. In many small rural communities in those days it was not unusual for two sisters to marry two brothers. This happened twice in the Lockhart family. The only condition placed on all borrowers of the veil was that Nessie received a photograph of the bride or bridal couple. At present we hold photographs of 26 of the 27 brides who wore the veil."--Notes from acquisition documentation."
- Notes:
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- Title from caption list provided by family member.
- Information from acquisition documentation: File no. NLA05/369.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150060430
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Jenny Hadlow and Rosemary Hyde on behalf of the family, 2005.
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions apply for photographs 24 to 27.
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- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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