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Wedding dress with embroidered and gathered, double sleeve
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Wedding dress with embroidered and gathered, double sleeve

anonymous · in or before 1909 · guimpewerk; turning; blow molding; embroidering; bobbin lace; sewing; weaving; Mechlin (lace); lenyard; satin; gauze; kant (materiaal); glass; glacéleer; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This type of dress was introduced in Paris in 1908 as robe tanagréenne, named after the Greek town of Tanagra where female terracotta figurines wearing heavily draped clothing from the 4th century BC had been excavated.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTrouwjurk met geborduurde en gerimpelde, dubbele mouw. in or before 1909. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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