Ivory colored evening gown w/ brocaded metallic leaf decoration; applique trim running length of gown, both sides of front. White lace neckline and sleeve cuffs. Train at back.
evening dresses (garments)
brocading
silk (textile)
weddings
Silk
Brocaded
Wedding
GOWN, EVENING
Printed on interior waist garter: ""Mme Chapuis Jne./ ROBES & MANTEAUX/ 19 RUE de Richelieu. PARIS""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5408
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