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theclothingproject:

This morning ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS! 

The embroidered accents on this ca. 1821 wedding reception dress retain stunning color nearly 200 years later. The embroidery moves across the bottom of the dress in swags, and I imagine would be pretty fantasic to see moving on the dance floor.  The dress itself probably would have been a fine sheer white which has colored to a gray with age. 

Deail photos of Mrs. James Monroe Jr’s Wedding Reception Dress, ca 1821, silk, N0221.1962. Museum purchase, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY.  

Alex Heberling

Alex Heberling here. I own the place.