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A Sweet Life

An exhibition about fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant's family, held at Sudley House from 9 April 2009 to Spring 2010.

Evening dress, silk, about 1910

Made by Henry Darling and Co, Edinburgh

Accession number 1967.187.13

long slender dress, as described in the text, displayed on a wooden mannequin

Evening dress of black silk, with bodice insert of pleated white silk net, trimmed with metallic silver braid.

detail showing decorative silver braid on bodice of dress

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