Wedding dress belonging to Lina Cesarin
Datec 1956
Object number00004697
NameWedding dress
MediumFabric
DimensionsOverall: 1450 x 360 mm, 0.65 kg
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Lina Cesarin
DescriptionWedding dress and veil belonging to Italian migrant, Lina Cesarin.
HistoryThis wedding dress and veil belonged to the Italian migrant, Lina Cesarin. When Lina Cesarin farewelled her fiance Rizzieri in 1951, he promised to send for her in five years time. Lina migrated from Italy on the SS NEPTUNIA in 1956 and married three days after her arrival. This treasured wedding dress provides an insight into the time when 'bride ships' were greeted at Australian wharves by crowds of eager husbands and fiancés desperate to be reunited with loved ones.SignificanceThis dress reflects the experience of migrants travelling to Australia on ships in the post-war era of the 20th century.
late 19th Century
Parent (child)/Child (parent)