Although its silhouette is ample, this diaphanous wedding dress is more air than substance. The white mull austerity of Empire style had become a cream cotton muslin romance of curves.
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Title:Wedding dress
Date:ca. 1837
Culture:French
Medium:cotton
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. R. T. Auchmuty, 1915
Accession Number:15.149.1a–c
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