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"Laure" by Mariees de France, white silk, short-sleeved; princess seamed; armholes, neckline bound in satin; zipper in back; gown has off-white mesh overlay with satin binding at long skeeves, neckline, arms and hem; top is decorated with cutwork flowers and floral bow at neck; synthetic underskirt; overlay has hood held at the head with a plastic hair comb and becomes a veil; back of overlay is closed with twenty-eight "pearl" buttons and loops.
wedding dresses
silk (textile)
satin
ribbon (material)
Gown, Wedding
"MADE IN FRANCE/ Mariees de France/ PARIS" (LABEL)
L'elite (Retailer)
France
50 (H) (inches)
Gift of Merri Godlin Walls and William Walls
1998.2AB
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)
Title Bridesmaid Dress Accession Number 1998.4AB
Title Necktie Accession Number 1998.6
Title Wedding Favors Accession Number 1998.10
Title Bride's Shoes in Box Accession Number 1998.3A-D
Title Bridesmaid Shoes Accession Number 1998.5AB
Title Bridal Bouquet Ribbon Accession Number 1998.8-9
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