specialty fashion & textile sales

2-pc brown & cream striped ribbed silk evening dress w/ vining wildflower sprig motif & fawn silk velvet SH lapel, braided waistband & cuff, mid 1890s, B 34”, L 15”, skirt W 23”, L 40”, (shattering underarms, discoloration & wear/pile loss at trim, 1.5" tear rt cuff, few holes up to 1”, stains in skirt up to 6”, hem discoloration, loose stitching trim) fair; 2-pc brown floral patterned silk day dress w/ bone silk satin band collar & yoke overlaid w/ mm lace, chestnut brown velvet trim & bows, c. 1898, B 30", L 16”, skirt W 20”, L 41”, (many tears in lace & some shatter at collar, underarm discoloration, few tears up to 1.5” in slvs, light wear to Wband & hem) very good; t/w 2-pc shot purple-black dinner dress w/ beading & lace. Valentine Museum.
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