WORTH LABELED DAY DRESS, c. 1879

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  • Lot: 256
  • September 15th, 2021- Annual Fall Sale
  • Bellows Falls, VT
2-pc cocoa brown silk satin asymmetrical bustle dress, Basque day bodice w/ standing collar, shaped sleeves w/ self panache at Chantilly lace covered cuff, piped & ruched faille insertions long CF self covered button closure, back bodice extending to looped decorative tabs & piped panels, asymmetrically draped bustle skirt w/ tabbed hem, petersham label present “Worth, Paris", B 37", W 27", L 17"-25", skirt W 27, L 44", (label resewn, 1.25” seam opening bodice CB, bones removed, lace trim at cuffs partially removed, trim removed SHs & lap, tiny pulls, sun fading to SHs, shattering & repairs at buttonholes right SH, shattering to bodice lining & skirt W band, 5.5" seam opening CF skirt) fair. The Ohio State University.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1625
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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