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Pretty petals: Above, dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline, $3,195
Pretty petals: Above, dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline, $3,195

Pretty petals: Above, dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline, $3,195

Date1/11/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pretty petals: Above; dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline; $3;195.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006601F
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