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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Muriel McPhee made this nightdress for a marriage that never happened.

Muriel created the dress to be part of her wedding trousseau, but after her fiancé died in the First World War, it was packed away forever.

https://nma.gov.au/exhibitions/home-front/muriel-mcphee

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Muriel McPhee's marriage nightdress

Muriel McPhee | National Museum of Australia

During the war, Muriel McPhee worked on the family farm by day and sewed by lamplight in the evening.
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