Dress Panel (France), 1909

Side panel from the wedding dress of Mme. Hector Guimard (née Adeline Oppenheim), embroidered in ivory silk on silk net of the same color. The panel is arranged to fasten above shoulder and descend, widening gradually from top to bottom, hanging free over dress; the embroidery is designed in flowing, delicate lines, vaguely foliate, and flows down from the shoulder, slants toward the corner, and spreads into a fuller pattern to form a border.

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