A wedding dress, worn by Marjorie, a local lady, on her wedding day in Windsor Parish Church in 1937. Wedding dress of Marjorie Brierley, who was married to Clarence (Ted) Finch of Oakley Green in Windsor Parish Church in September 1937. The reception followed at Castle Hotel, Windsor.

A handkerchief commemorating the coronation of Elizabeth II, showing Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament and edged by commonwealth flags, 1953.

A 1920s black long-sleeved dress made from lace and crepe de chine. This very fragile dress appears to be in two pieces but it actually one. The donor, who lived in Maidenhead, acquired the dress from someone who purchased it from the family of an elderly lady who lived near Hurley in the 1980s. Black, long-sleeved dress, possibly crepe de chine and lace. Low neckline, tiny pleats down centre of f

A small curtain probably for a kitchen or pantry. Printed with a red, green, blue and yellow design of fruits, flowers and household items. This sort of bright, colourful design became very popluar in the 1950s and 60s as people began to have a little more money to spend and also a refreshing change after the rationed and dreary war years when fabrics were rationed and people were trying to make d

Ladies lawn dress with cutwork lace and embroidery, Lawn cloth is a lightweight, sheer cloth of a plain weave, originally made of linen but now is usually made of cotton. Lawn is designed using fine, high count yarns, which gives the fabric a silky texture.It can be white, or it may be dyed or printed. This dress was originally dated as being late Victorian but after further research in 2016, it

Sent to Clewer by Clewer Sisters serving in India for use as a humeral veil, though that was probably not what it was originally made for. It is embroidered with silver thread and sequins, probably 19th Century.

Religious purple stole with red fringes. Garment worn around the neck and hanging down like a scarf. Worn during Christian worship, by the Vicar, Reverend or other minister. This and other garments for Christian worship in the collection were possibly made by the Clewer Sisters, the Community of St. John the Baptist Convent. In the Christrian tradition, different colours represent different season