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Victorian Dress Exhibit

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                                Clarke Museum Dress Display

           1.     Bodice & Skirt, Mrs. Richard Van Wagner Collection, B60.138.004
          2.    Jacket & Skirt, Gladys Strope Collection, 1997.008.013 
          3.    Dress, Janet Windes Collection, 2001.093.005
          4.    Wedding Slip, Barbara MacEvoy Collection, 1992.045.001
          5.    Wedding Dress, Frances Rapin Collection, 2011.100.005
          6.    Dress, Cecile Clarke Collection, 2005.060.763
          7.    Child's Dress, Cecile Clarke Collection, 2005.060.493
          8.    Child's Dress, Suerie McNeill Collection, 2001.063.002
          9.    Dress, Mabel Swanson Collection, 1964.015.008
         10.    Evening Dress, Cecile Clarke Collection, 2009.005.026
          11.    Dressing Gown, Mrs. Lois Henderson Sundquist Collection, D79.006.008
         12.    Pantaloons, Bodice, Corset, Crinoline Hoop Skirt, Elta Cartwright Collection
         13.    Dress, Mrs. Stevie Newell Collection, 1992.029.001
         14.    Dress, Marjorie Adams Collection, 2005.061.045
         15.    Bodice & Skirt, Donald Hill Collection, 2001.002.001

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