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The dress is one of many items from Monroe's life which Julien's Auctions is offering during a three-day auction

The money raised in the auction of the black dress went toward helping build a school for the poor people of Calcutta

The colours worn by the sitter suggest that she was in half mourning, as she has introduced the muted cream/grey colour of her mantle back into her otherwise black wardrobe

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