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Four Dozen White Lilies

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Flowers may be baroque by virtue of being excessive or surprising. They are an important aspect of interwar elegance and conspicuous consumption. Flowers were used as a statement of wealth and luxury. They were also used for the creation of startling yet temporary effects. The key figure in this development is Constance Spry.
Title: Four Dozen White Lilies
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Flowers may be baroque by virtue of being excessive or surprising.
They are an important aspect of interwar elegance and conspicuous consumption.
Flowers were used as a statement of wealth and luxury.
They were also used for the creation of startling yet temporary effects.
The key figure in this development is Constance Spry.

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