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Description: | Brilliant royal blue moire silk.
Princess line, tied back style dress, long sleeves, trained skirt. Front fastening brass hooks and thread, fastenings concealed by a fall of ivory lace, softly pleated on a white satin band. Collar has applied white satin band covered in lace. Skirt fron has deep tablier overskirt panel. Back of skirt has long tied back train. Lined with white cotton, skirt lined with stiff muslin with a pleated muslin brush-frill at train hem. White inner belt. Bodice boned.
Labelled as 'Mother's wedding dress'
Material: silk
Material: brass
Material: lace
Material: muslin
Material: cotton
wedding dress, 1876-1880, (1982.384). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.19060 | Go to resource |
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