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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Russian-style cut velvet evening coat with beaded passementerie panels and sable trim, c.1910.
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Orientalism-style wool/satin coat attributed to Poiret, c.1914.
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And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
LaFerrière satin/tulle dinner gown with metallic embroidery, c.1912.
Label: "LaFerrière, Paris" is woven into the petersham.
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And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Beaded tulle evening gown, c.1910.
The label on the petersham reads "J. L. Conley/Boston."
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Handmade Irish crocheted lace jacket with satin trim, c.1910.
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And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Hand-embroidered tulle gown, c.1912.
Hand-appliquéd lace inserts and back train.
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Cut velvet/silk chiffon evening wrap in the style of Erté, c.1915.
Provenance: from the estate of actress Irene Worth
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Liberty & Co. beaded tulle dress, c.1915.
Label: "Liberty & Co./London & Paris
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And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
Callot Soeurs linen jacket with inserts of handmade filet lace, c.1910.
Label: "Callot Soeurs/Marque & Modèle/Déposés, Paris."
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And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world
French satin evening gown from the Perry estate.
Labels: "Mme Havet/Mon Agnès/7 Rue Auber/Paris." and a small Perry nametag sewn into one seam.
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And I am nothing of a builder, but here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe from the outside world