SILK TWILL BUSTLE DRESS, c. 1885

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  • Lot: 40
  • April 16th, 2025 - Brooklyn Museum Textiles & Designer Couture Sale
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
2-pc cafe au lait gown of silk twill w/ passementerie drops to B, draped peplum & asymmetrical front skirt panel, 1 piece fitted sleeve w/ bobbin lace cuff, bustle skirt w/ double box pleat at hem, bodice B 30”, W 21”, L 29”, skirt W 21”, L 37”, (minor fabric strain/shatter at bodice side seams, collar, sleeves & underarms, minor seam strain CB bodice, few broken brides cuffs, areas of minor discoloration esp. hem, few tiny-0.25” stains throughout, several tiny wear spots skirt, 3” seam opening CB bustle, light wear passementerie, light creasing to skirt) Very good.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1312.5
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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