Exhibition of Victorian and Edwardian dresses.

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Published 1939 by Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Costume -- Exhibitions.,
• Costume -- History -- 19th century.

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Edition Notes

Other titles	Victorian and Edwardian dresses
Contributions	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
The Physical Object
Pagination	[vii], 6 p., 60 p. of plates :
Number of Pages	60
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL17097728M

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