Empire Gown Gallery

Dress worn by Diahann Carroll on the television show Julia, 1968-1971

Dress worn by Diahann Carroll as the character Julia Baker on the television show "Julia." The pink and cream dress is a full-length, long-sleeved gown with a high neck. African-American actress, singer, model, and activist Diahann Carroll (1935-2019) rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959)

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Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace

Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace, c. 1806

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Le Goût du Jour ou Des Chinois du Boulevard Coblentz, from Caricatures Parisiennes

Le Gout du Jour ou Des Chinois du Boulevard Coblentz, from Caricatures Parisiennes, ca. 1815

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