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1848-1852
GUSN-54033
Cream silk satin wedding dress with net overlay; bodice has pointed front; back lacing; boned; broad neckline and cap sleeves with cream fringe ruching; bundles of flowers at shoulders and front; lace trim. Skirt has cartridge pleats at back. Net overlay has striped ribbon around hem. Bodice and skirt lined with white cotton.
wedding dresses
dresses (garments)
stitching
net (textile)
satin
silk (textile)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Satin
Net
Hand Stitched
Wedding
Gown, Wedding
Unknown
1945.285A
Title Wedding Veil Accession Number 1945.285B
Title Wedding Wreath Accession Number 1945.285C
Title Boots Accession Number 1945.285DE
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