BROWN SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESS & BRIMMED BONNET, 1840s

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  • Lot: 148
  • Spring Sartorial Surprise - Visions of Vintage, May, 2022
  • Sturbridge, MA
Brown silk taffeta day dress w/ piped neckline, armscye & W, pleated from SH into ruched W front & back, 1-pc sleeve w/ gathers at SH into narrow lower sleeve, neck drape & front filler of fine starched buckram, knife & cartridge pleated skirt, brown silk bonnet w/ caned brim & gathered at back w/ double piped neck ruffle, lined in cotton buckram w/ typed cotton “Mrs M Harold Parsons”, B 31", W 25.5", L 49.75"-53.5", bonnet depth 8.5", Ht 9", Wd 7", (buckram at neck & cuff later addition, lining damaged/stained, 1" seam opening & 1" white mark to W, scattered pin holes, bonnet ties, brim, lining & inner cap shattered, minor discoloration) dress very good, bonnet fair.

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  • Price Realized: $ 312.5
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1800-1850

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