A New Exhibition Shows How Fall’s Goth-Fest Has Roots in 19th-Century Romanticism Inline

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    Photos: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv; Oil on canvas, Wadsworth Atheneum
    Museum of Art, Gift of Edith Gregor Halpert, 1957.633
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    Rodarte Fall 2016 ready-to-wear; Samuel Addison Shute and Ruth Whittier Shute, Woman in Robert’s Chair, 1833

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    Photos: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv; Loom-woven glass beads, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Mary W. Clarke, 1943.435
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    Prada Fall 2016 ready-to-wear; watch chain, 1834, made by Sarah Dodge

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    Photos: Bracelet with miniature portrait, c. 1840s, American, Brunette
    hair, gold, and oil on ivory, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift from the Estate of Miss Anne Wells Cheney through Clifford Cheney, 1944.269;
    Pablo Latorre / Indigital.tv
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    Bracelet with miniature portrait, c. 1840s; Maison Margiela Fall 2016 ready-to-wear

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    Photos: Woman’s mourning dress, c. 1857-60, American, Black cashmere, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.491; Woman’s mourning bonnet, c. 1860, American, Black silk taffeta with net veil, Gift of Miss Harriet S. Smith, 1924.492; Monica Feudi /Indigital.tv
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    Woman’s mourning dress, c. 1857–60, and bonnet, c. 1960; Marc Jacobs Fall 2016 ready-to-wear

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    Photos: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv; Corset, c. 1840, Cotton, Lent by Mrs. Francis E. Spaulding, T.L.1923.565; Busk, 1825–50, Wood, Wadsworth Atheneum, Gift of Miss Virginia Dox, 1917.172; Sleeve puffs, c. 1825–35, Cotton and down, Wadsworth Atheneum, 2010.13.3A,B; Corded petticoat, c. 1830–50, Cotton, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1920.1124; Chemise, c. 1840s, Linen, Historic Northampton, Northampton, Massachusetts, 66.36
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