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Wedding dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wedding dress by Charles Frederick Worth. The dress is gold-colored. The dress has a high collar and long sleeves. The bodice is buttoned at the front. Ruffles are on the cuffs and down the middle of the bodice. A long skirt train drags on the floor. The dress has gold-colored embroidery and fringe on the front panel. There are layers of gathered fabric on the sides. A wooden stand supports the dress. The mannequin is white. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1880
Medium:
silk
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
511 × 625 px
Museum record:
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