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A full length view of a mid 19th century 'arsenic green' dress. Eleanor Keene | Victorian fashion, Vintage dresses, Green dress
![Late Afternoon Dress (1865-68), Toronto Metropolitan University Fashion Research Collection. In the 1860-70s, the color green was highly fashionable. This distinctive green pigment – Scheele's Green – was achieved with the use of arsenic. In 2014, the silk ... Late Afternoon Dress (1865-68), Toronto Metropolitan University Fashion Research Collection. In the 1860-70s, the color green was highly fashionable. This distinctive green pigment – Scheele's Green – was achieved with the use of arsenic. In 2014, the silk ...](https://preview.redd.it/late-afternoon-dress-1865-68-toronto-metropolitan-v0-r19slu05pgka1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bbe4ad8c2aef92312460ec43e334699b35691121)
Late Afternoon Dress (1865-68), Toronto Metropolitan University Fashion Research Collection. In the 1860-70s, the color green was highly fashionable. This distinctive green pigment – Scheele's Green – was achieved with the use of arsenic. In 2014, the silk ...
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