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Wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
Dress, Wedding
Wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
Wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
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Dress, Wedding

Object number2012.158.0002-4
Date1840-1899
DimensionsOverall: 24 in. (61 cm)
OriginCedar Rapids, Iowa, /Czechoslovakia?
DescriptionA wedding dress in three pieces: a fitted bodice, long skirt, and sash. All are lavender with accenting dark lavender ruffles. The bodice is also decorated with white lace over the shoulders, down either side of the front, and down the back.
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Bodice from a wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
1840-1899
Sash from a wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
1840-1899
Skirt from a wedding dress, mid to late 19th century
1840-1899
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