STRIPED SILK DAY DRESS & MATCHING EVENING BODICE, c. 1857

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  • Lot: 172
  • September 20th, 2023 - Fall into Fashion Vintage Sale
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
Silk day dress in green & black vertical stripe pattern w/ horizontal cross stripes in raised bars of magenta & green, silk corded edging & tassels at sleeves & bodice front, china silk slv linings w/ box pleated ribbon, hidden cherry red composition buttons down right CF bodice, original matching evening bodice w/ deep points front & back, bateau neckline, short sleeves w/ silk tulle & wired silk chenille tufts, CB lacing, lockstitch sewn dyed glazed cotton lining, B 40”, W 32”, L 56”, evening bodice B 30”, L 12”, (dress altered at B & W, many repairs/tears up to 1” CF, underarms torn & discolored, few shatter tears/seam openings around bodice, metal tip to CB evening bodice lacing broken off, few pulls, minor wear) dress very good, bodice excellent.

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  • Price Realized: $ 625
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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