Curator Anna Reynolds said: 'It's fascinating what we can learn about a period through a fashion history lens.'
By Jess WarrenThe earliest surviving British royal wedding dress is going on display in a new exhibition.
However, it was significantly altered from its original form, in keeping with the Georgian practice of repurposing and recycling clothing. This will include a full-length portrait by Thomas Gainsborough of George III's wife Queen Charlotte in a court gown, and Allan Ramsay's life-size coronation portraits of the couple.
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